Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans smooth variants [SUNY 75(S), SUNY 465, 652] were investigated for their ability to adhere to KB epithelial cells. Both the type of medium (broth versus agar) and anaerobicity influenced adherence levels and cell surface characteristics. Optimal adherence was observed with all three strains after growth of the bacterial cells in broth under anaerobic conditio...

The purpose of the present study was to clarify the potentiality of acidic fluoride solution in treating peri-implantitis. We examined bactericidal activity of fluoride solution against periodontal pathogens; and evaluated the effects of fluoride on titanium, and the effects on cell proliferation and differentiation of rat bone marrow cells on the fluoride-treated titanium. Aggregatibacter acti...

Inflammation is well accepted to play a crucial role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions, and recent studies have demonstrated an association between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, causative agents of destructive chronic inflammation in the periodontium, can accelerate atheroma deposition in animal mo...

The objective of present investigation was to determine antimicrobial activity of Thymus vulgaris oil on some oral pathogens. Thymus vulgaris oil was prepared by hydrodistillation and tested against 30 clinical isolates of each of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, prepared from related oral infect...