Predominant cultivable flora in pericoronitis

W G Wade; A R Gray; E G Absi; G R Barker

doi:10.1111/j.1399-302X.1991.tb00499.x

Predominant cultivable flora in pericoronitis

W G Wade, A R Gray, E G Absi, G R Barker

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The predominant cultivable flora in pericoronitis was investigated by culturing pus from affected sites in 20 patients. Twenty colonies were picked at random from non-selective plates and identified using conventional biochemical and physiological tests, analysis of metabolic end-products by gas chromatography and protein profile analysis. The most frequently isolated organisms were Prevotella (Bacteroides) intermedia, Peptostreptococcus micros, Veillonella species, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Streptococcus mitis. Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis was not isolated and asaccharolytic Eubacterium species were virtually absent. The predominant cultivable microflora in pericoronitis was found to be highly anaerobic in nature and superficially similar to that found in chronic periodontitis, although proposed marker organisms of severe periodontitis were absent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-2
Number of pages	3
Journal	Oral Microbiology and Immunology
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-302X.1991.tb00499.x
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Predominant cultivable flora in pericoronitis

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