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dc.contributor.authorSouza Silveira, Virginia Regia-
dc.contributor.authorBessa Nogueira, Marcia Viana-
dc.contributor.authorPinto Nogueira, Nadia Accioly-
dc.contributor.authorLima, Vilma-
dc.contributor.authorChaves Furlaneto, Flavia Aparecida-
dc.contributor.authorRego, Rodrigo Otavio-
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:10:41Z-
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T20:11:08Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:10:41Z-
dc.date.available2016-10-25T20:11:08Z-
dc.date.issued2013-09-01-
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-775720130252-
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000500430-
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Applied Oral Science. Bauru-sp: Univ Sao Paulo Fac Odontologia Bauru, v. 21, n. 5, p. 430-436, 2013.-
dc.identifier.issn1678-7757-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112418-
dc.identifier.urihttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/112418-
dc.description.abstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to examine the leukotoxin promoter types of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans clones in subjects with generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) and in their family members (FM). Material and Methods: Thirty-five patients with GAgP (33.9+/-7.1 years), 33 of their FM (22.8+/-11.4 years), and 41 patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) (44.1+/-9.4 years) were clinically analyzed using the plaque index, gingival index, probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL). Subgingival biofilm samples were collected from four interproximal periodontal sites (>PD and >CAL) of each patient. The presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and its leukotoxic clone was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: A. actinomycetemcomitans was observed in 23 (51.1%) GAgP patients and 16 (30.1%) CP patients. Thirty-seven (94.8%) patients showed minimally leukotoxic strains and 2 (5.1%) showed highly leukotoxic strains. In the FM group, 10 (30.3%) had aggressive periodontitis (AgP), 12 (36.3%) had CP, 11 (33.3%) were periodontally healthy or had gingivitis, and 12.2% were A. actinomycetemcomitans positive. Greater full mouth PD and CAL were observed in GAgP patients positive for the bacteria than those negative for it (p<0.05), and the presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans positively correlated with GAgP (Odds ratio, 3.1; confidence interval, 1.4-7.0; p=0.009). Conclusions: The presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans was associated with the clinical condition of GAgP, with most patients exhibiting a generalized form of the disease and minimally leukotoxic clones. Most of the relatives of GAgP patients presented either CP or AgP.en
dc.format.extent430-436-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherUniversidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru-
dc.sourceWeb of Science-
dc.subjectAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansen
dc.subjectLeukotoxinen
dc.subjectPeriodontitisen
dc.titleLeukotoxicity of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in generalized aggressive periodontitis in Brazilians and their family membersen
dc.typeoutro-
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)-
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Fac Pharm Dent & Nursing, Grad Program Dent, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil-
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Fac Pharm Dent & Nursing, Dept Clin & Toxicol Anal, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil-
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Fac Med, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil-
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dent Sch Aracatuba, Dept Surg & Integrated Clin, Div Periodont, Aracatuba, SP, Brazil-
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Sch Dent Sobral, Dept Dent, BR-62011000 Sobral, Ceara, Brazil-
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dent Sch Aracatuba, Dept Surg & Integrated Clin, Div Periodont, Aracatuba, SP, Brazil-
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 478161/2007-7-
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 2313/2008-
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 60-01/2007-
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1679-775720130252-
dc.identifier.scieloS1678-77572013000500430-
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000326988400008-
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dc.identifier.fileS1678-77572013000500430.pdf-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Oral Science-
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