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Detection of periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque of the elderly in healthy and diseased groups (n = 51)
| Species | Healthy Group | Gingivitis Group |
Chronic Periodontitis Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 17 | 19 | 15 |
| F. nucleatum n (%) | 8 (47) | 12 (63) | 8 (53) |
| P. intermedia n (%) | 4 (23) | 9 (47) | 7 (46) |
| P. gingivalis n (%) | 1 (5) | 7 (36) | 6 (40) |
| T. denticola n (%) | 3 (17) | 7 (36) | 6 (40) |
| T. forsythia n (%) | 1 (5) | 7 (36) | 7 (46) |
