Table 4.

Presence of antimicrobial resistant aerobes and facultative anaerobes in dentate patients with different periodontal health conditions and edentulous patients wearing complete dentures

Patients (N)	Presence of resistant isolates - number (%)
	β-lactams	AMN	CHR	QNL	RF	TE
Periodontally healthy subjects (N=50)	5 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (4.0)	3 (6.0)	0 (0.0)	11 (22.0)
Patients with gingivitis (N= 89)	29 (32.6)	21 (23.6)	10 (11.2)	9 (10.1)	2 (2.2)	20 (22.5)
Patients with periodontitis (N= 70)	55 (78.6)	31 (44.3)	9 (12.9)	12 (17.1)	1 (1.4)	28 (40.0)
Edentulous patients (N=41)	34 (82.9)	23 (56.1)	28 (68.3)	23 (56.1)	6 (14.6)	27 (65.9)

AMN, aminoglycosides; CHR, chloramphenicol; QNL, quinolones; RF, rifampin; TE, tetracycline.