<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis, Bacteroides forsythus</i> and other putative periodontal pathogens in subjects with and without periodontal destruction

Abstract

A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, P. intermedia, B. forsythus, F. nucleatum and P. micros are all significant markers for destructive periodontal disease in adult subjects. Based on calculated odds ratios, B. forsythus and P. gingivalis are the strongest bacterial markers for this disease and are infrequently cultured from subjects without periodontal bone loss.