THE PRESENCE OF BLACK-PIGMENTED GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES IN THE ORAL CAVITY OF EDENTULOUS SUBJECTS

KULEKCI G., BILGIN T., EGILMEZ S., TURFANER M., ANG O.

FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.6, ss.219-222, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1993
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/0928-8244(93)90096-m
  • Dergi Adı: FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-222
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to investigate whether black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes are part of the indigenous oral flora of edentulous subjects with or without dentures. Group I consisted of 11 subjects with dentures (mean age 63.6 years, range 52-75) and Group II consisted of 39 subjects with complete dentures in both jaws (mean age 59.3 years, range 37-80). Two microbial samples for microbiological examination were taken from each subject. One of them was from the dorsum of the tongue and the other was from saliva. Black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes > 10(7) cfu/ml were found in both samples. In 50 edentulous subjects, they were found more commonly from tongue (40%) than from saliva (26%). None of the subjects had Porphyromonas gingivalis. There was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) between the presence of black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes on tongue and in saliva in the two groups. Our results suggested that high levels of black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes may belong to the indigenous oral flora in edentulous mouths with or without dentures.