Table 2.
Selected studies on bacteremia of periodontal pathogens and periodontal pathogens identified in atheromatous lesions in subjects with chronic periodontitis.
| References | Design | Technique | Intervention | Bacterial species (prevalence) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forner et al. (82)a | C-S | Lysis filtration | Chewing gum and tooth brushing | Pg (10), Pi (40%), Fn (40%) |
| Lafaurie et al. (83)a | C-S | Culture | SRP | Pg (28.5%), Tf (7.1%), Fn (11.9%) |
| Perez-Chaparro et al. (84)a | C-S | Culture | SRP | Pg (43.7%) |
| Castillo et al. (85)a | C-S | Nested PCR | SRP | Pg (31%), Aa (21.4) |
| Waghmare et al. (86)a | C-S | Culture | SRP | Pg (37.5%), Pi (15%), Tf (12.5%) |
| Sharmann et al. (87)a | RCT | Lysis centrifugation, culture | SRP and povidone iodine | Pi (5.2%), Fn (5.2%) |
| Marin et al. (88)a | C-S | Lysis centrifugation, culture, qPCR | Tooth brushing | Fn (33%) |
| Balejo et al. (79)a | RCT | Culture, qPCR | SRP and chlorhexidine | Pg (Change in levels. By culture from 113.8 to 782.4, by qPCR from 0.5 to 512.5) |
| Elkaim et al. (89)b | C-S | Hybridization | None | Aa (54.4%), Pg (72.7%), |
| Nakano et al. (33)b | C-S | Specific PCR | None | Aa (35%), Pg (20%), Td (20%) |
| Gaetti- Jardim et al. (90)b | C-S | Real time PCR | None | Aa (46.2%), Pg (53.8%), Tf (25.6%), Pi (59%), Fn (0) |
| Figuero et al. (91)b | C-S | Nested PCR | None | Aa (66.7%), Pg (78.6%), Tf (61.9%), Fn (50%) |
a
Bacteremia after periodontal procedure.
b
Periodontal pathogen in atheromatous lesion. C-S, cross sectional; SRP, scaling and root planing; RCT, randomized clinical trial; Pg, Porphyromonas gingivalis; Tf, Tannerella forsythia; Td, Treponema denticola; Pi, Prevotella intermedia; Aa, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Fn, Fusobacterium nucleatum; FISH, florescence in situ hybridization; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction.