Acquisition and loss of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>, <i>Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans</i> and <i>Prevotella intermedia</i> over a 5‐year period: effect of a triclosan/copolymer dentifrice

Abstract

The present 5-year longitudinal study has shown the transient nature of colonisation with P. gingivalis, A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. intermedia in a normal adult population. The use of a triclosan-containing dentifrice did not lead to an overgrowth of these organisms. The clinical effect of the dentifrice would appear to be independent of its antimicrobial properties.