The subgingival bacterial floras of naturally occurring gingivitis in adults and children were characterized and compared with the floras of other periodontal conditions previously studied. The composition of the gingivitis floras was found to be distinct from that of floras associated with health or with moderate, severe, or juvenile periodontitis. There were no major differences between the f...

The plaque flora isolated from discrete dentogingival sites during a human gingivitis experiment was analyzed as a function of the plaque score and of the gingivitis score. When the gingivitis score was plotted as a function of the plaque score, a nonbleeding gingivitis was associated with a proportional increase in the Actinomyces sp. at the expense of the Streptococcus sp. In particular, the ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Gingivitis is a reversible inflammation of gingival tissue. The prevalence of gingivitis is different in various communities. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gingivitis among 6-year-old (± 3 months) children of Rayen, Kerman, Iran.METHODS: In this cross sectional study, 279 children (129 boys and 150 girls) from all Rayen’s nursery schools and primar...

INTRODUCTION THE PREVALENCE OF GINGIVITIS IN ADULTS IN THE United States exceeds 50% and approaches 100% in some population groups.1,2 Similar proportions are believed to exist in Canada, although data are lacking. Although the prevalence of periodontitis is decreasing in some populations, it increases with age and may effect as many as 80% of seniors.3 While gingivitis is not a good predictor ...

The aim of this report is to diagnose the cause for episodic, shifting type of mild inflammation in the isolated areas of gingiva noted by the patient for 1 year. A 33-year-old female patient presented with a chief complaint of mild pain and occasional burning sensation confined to the gingiva to the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology. Clinical presentation of the gingiva was se...

Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents comprise mainly of gingivitis. Gingivitis is an inflammation involving the gingival tissues next to the teeth. Marginal gingivitis is the most common form of periodontal disease and starts in early childhood. However, severe gingivitis is relatively uncommon in children, although a large population has a mild, reversible type of gingivitis. The m...

Brook A. Niemiec DVM Diplomate, ADVC Diplomate DEVDC Fellow AVD Veterinary Dental Specialties and Oral Surgery San Diego, Murrieta, Irvine, Ontario, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, New Orleans The level of gingival inflammation is broken down into several stages. However, these stages are somewhat arbitrary and gingivitis proceeds through them in a fluid fashion, with no clear demarcations. This news...

Studies using molecular techniques have demonstrated that a culture-based approach can severely underestimate the bacterial diversity in most environments. One of the molecular techniques that has been applied in microbial ecology is denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the microbiota of plaque, using a number of analysis te...