Occurrence of periodontal pathogens in ethnic groups from a native Brazilian reservation

Highlights • The periodontal microbiota of the native Brazilians presented some peculiarities. • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans was rarely detected. • Porphyromonas gulae replaced Porphyromonas gingivalis in native Brazilians on a diet based on hunting and fishing. • Black-pigmented anaerobes...

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Published in:Archives of oral biology 2015-06, Vol.60 (6), p.959-965
Main Authors: Gaetti-Jardim, Elerson, Pereira, Maurício Fabiano, Vieira, Evanice Menezes Marçal, Schweitzer, Christiane Marie, Okamoto, Ana Cláudia, Ávila-Campos, Mario J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Advanced Basic Science
Aged
Anaerobes
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Brazil
Chronic periodontitis
Chronic Periodontitis - ethnology
Chronic Periodontitis - microbiology
Dentistry
Diet
Female
Gingivitis
Gingivitis - ethnology
Gingivitis - microbiology
Humans
Indians, South American
Male
Middle Aged
Native Brazilians
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors
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Summary:Highlights • The periodontal microbiota of the native Brazilians presented some peculiarities. • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans was rarely detected. • Porphyromonas gulae replaced Porphyromonas gingivalis in native Brazilians on a diet based on hunting and fishing. • Black-pigmented anaerobes were associated with bone loss and inflammation. • Treponema denticola was not associated with periodontal disease in native Brazilians.
ISSN:0003-9969
1879-1506
DOI:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.01.002