Table 6.
Results of the bacterial load by real-time PCR from health controls and periodontitis patients’ samples.
| Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans | Porphyromonas Gingivalis | Porphyromonas Endodontalis | Treponema Denticola | Tannerella Forsythia | Prevotella Intermedia | Fusobacter Nucleatum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health controls (n = 41) | |||||||
| Media * | 25 | 243 | 859 | 245 | 305 | 165 | 17,047 |
| SD | 17 | 168 | 394 | 202 | 210 | 134 | 13,540 |
| Range * | 0–76 | 32–744 | 321–1940 | 87–1200 | 87–980 | 34–543 | 1340–45,570 |
| Periodontitis pts (N = 50) | |||||||
| Media * | 264,331 | 3,963,445 | 3,962,550 | 373,472 | 363,527 | 1,466,116 | 936,526 |
| SD | 775,494 | 14,409,905 | 12,856,465 | 1,251,967 | 1,024,361 | 8,374 | 141,000 |
| Range * | 0–4,950,000 | 256–78,100,000 | 351–83,500,000 | 0–6,300,000 | 0–6.200.000 | 542–31,800,000 | 0–14,000,000 |
| Cut off used to divide patients into 2 groups | 100,000 | 100,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Patients < cut off (Low) | 36 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 21 |
| Patients > cut off (High) | 14 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
* Values expressed in copies/mL.