慢性牙周炎龈下菌斑中五种牙周可疑致病微生物的分布

目的研究五种牙周可疑致病微生物在慢性牙周炎患者龈下菌斑的分布。方法选择27例慢性牙周炎患者,每位患者选取牙周袋最深的两个位点作为观察位点,采集龈下微生物样本,采用多重聚合酶链反应和反杂交的方法对伴放线菌嗜血菌、牙龈卟啉单胞菌、福赛斯坦纳菌、中间普雷沃菌和齿垢密螺旋体五种微生物进行半定量检测。结果在所检测的54个位点中,牙龈卟啉单胞菌、中间普雷沃菌、福赛斯坦纳菌和齿垢密螺旋体均有较高的检出率,分别为98.15%、92.59%、100%和98.15%;伴放线菌嗜血菌检出率较低,为20.37%。牙龈卟啉单胞菌和福赛斯坦纳菌的检出量明显高于其他三种微生物,其差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论慢性牙周炎患者多存在牙龈卟啉单胞菌、福赛斯坦纳菌、中间普雷沃菌和齿垢密螺旋体的同时感染,且牙龈卟啉单胞菌和福赛斯坦纳菌的感染量较高。     

牙周基础治疗对慢性牙周炎患者临床指标及5种牙周可疑致病微生物的影响

目的:观察牙周基础治疗对临床指标及5种牙周可疑致病微生物的影响。方法:选取20例慢性牙周炎患者(40个位点),在治疗前和基础治疗后3个月时检测观测位点的临床指标牙周探诊深度(PPD),临床附着丧失(CAL)和探诊出血(BOP),同时采集龈下微生物样本。采用PCR和反杂交的方法对所采集微生物样本中的牙龈卟啉单胞菌、福赛斯坦纳菌,中间普氏菌、伴放线放线杆菌和齿垢密螺旋体进行半定量检测。结果:通过牙周基础治疗后临床指标PPD及BOP的改善具有统计学意义(P<0.001),而CAL的改善不具有统计学意义。治疗后牙龈卟啉单胞菌、福赛斯坦纳菌和齿垢密螺旋体的检出量显著减少(P<0.05或P<0.001)。治疗前PPD>6mm的位点只有福赛斯坦纳菌在治疗后比治疗前有显著减少(P<0.05),而牙龈卟啉单胞菌和齿垢密螺旋体的变化不具有统计学意义。结论:基础治疗是治疗慢性牙周炎的有效方法,可改善临床指标,减少龈下牙龈卟啉单胞菌、福赛斯坦纳菌和齿垢密螺旋体的数量。但在PPD>6mm的位点基础治疗对于这五微生物的影响作用是有限的。     

牙周致病微生物与牙周病风险因素和临床指标的关系

目的:探讨牙周致病菌的分布特点与牙周病风险因素和临床指标之间的关系。方法:通过PCR方法特异性扩增细菌16S rDNA,明确10种主要牙周致病菌在正常和牙周病变部位的分布。结果:特定的牙周致病菌和细菌组合,与吸烟等牙周风险因素和临床指标之间存在相关性。结论:牙周病的发病和进展可能有其特定的细菌学病因。     

伴2型糖尿病的慢性牙周炎牙周可疑致病菌的检测

目的 检测伴2型糖尿病(diabetes mellitus,DM)的慢性牙周炎(chronic periodontitis,CP)患者龈下菌斑中牙周可疑致病菌的种类和构成,从微生物学角度探讨牙周炎与DM的相互作用机制.方法 采集伴2型DM的CP患者154例(DM组)、不伴DM的单纯CP患者120例(CP组)及40名全身及牙周健康者(N组)的龈下集合菌斑,传统酚-氯仿法提取菌斑DNA,以牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg),伴放线放线杆菌(Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans,Aa),具核梭杆菌(Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fn),中间普氏菌(Prevotella intermedia,Pi),福塞坦氏菌(Tannerella forsythia,Tf),齿垢密螺旋体(Treponema denticola,Td)为目标菌,应用以16SrRNA为基础的聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术对龈下菌群进行检测.结果 Pg、Aa、Fn、Pi、Tf、Td在DM组中均可检出;与CP组相比,在性别、年龄、牙周状况基本一致的情况下,轻度牙周炎者DM组Pi的检出率为35%(8/23),CP组为65%(13/20),两组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);重度牙周炎者DM组Pg、Aa、Tf的检出率分别为78%(72/92)、27%(25/92)、67%(62/92),CP组分别为58%(35/60)、17%(10/60)、43%(26/60),DM组均显著高于CP组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).同时,DM组Aa、Tf PCR产物的平均灰度值(average gradation,AVG)比值显著高于CP组,Pi的AVG比值明显低于CP组,P<0.05.结论 与单纯CP相比,伴2型DM的牙周炎患者龈下菌斑中Pg、Aa、Tf的数量增多,Pi的数量减少.     

伴2型糖尿病的慢性牙周炎牙周可疑致病菌的检测

目的 检测伴2型糖尿病(diabetes mellitus,DM)的慢性牙周炎(chronic periodontitis,CP)患者龈下菌斑中牙周可疑致病菌的种类和构成,从微生物学角度探讨牙周炎与DM的相互作用机制.方法 采集伴2型DM的CP患者154例(DM组)、不伴DM的单纯CP患者120例(CP组)及40名全身及牙周健康者(N组)的龈下集合菌斑,传统酚-氯仿法提取菌斑DNA,以牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg),伴放线放线杆菌(Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans,Aa),具核梭杆菌(Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fn),中间普氏菌(Prevotella intermedia,Pi),福塞坦氏菌(Tannerella forsythia,Tf),齿垢密螺旋体(Treponema denticola,Td)为目标菌,应用以16SrRNA为基础的聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术对龈下菌群进行检测.结果 Pg、Aa、Fn、Pi、Tf、Td在DM组中均可检出;与CP组相比,在性别、年龄、牙周状况基本一致的情况下,轻度牙周炎者DM组Pi的检出率为35%(8/23),CP组为65%(13/20),两组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);重度牙周炎者DM组Pg、Aa、Tf的检出率分别为78%(72/92)、27%(25/92)、67%(62/92),CP组分别为58%(35/60)、17%(10/60)、43%(26/60),DM组均显著高于CP组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).同时,DM组Aa、Tf PCR产物的平均灰度值(average gradation,AVG)比值显著高于CP组,Pi的AVG比值明显低于CP组,P<0.05.结论 与单纯CP相比,伴2型DM的牙周炎患者龈下菌斑中Pg、Aa、Tf的数量增多,Pi的数量减少.     

伴2型糖尿病的慢性牙周炎牙周可疑致病菌的检测

目的 检测伴2型糖尿病(diabetes mellitus,DM)的慢性牙周炎(chronic periodontitis,CP)患者龈下菌斑中牙周可疑致病菌的种类和构成,从微生物学角度探讨牙周炎与DM的相互作用机制.方法 采集伴2型DM的CP患者154例(DM组)、不伴DM的单纯CP患者120例(CP组)及40名全身及牙周健康者(N组)的龈下集合菌斑,传统酚-氯仿法提取菌斑DNA,以牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg),伴放线放线杆菌(Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans,Aa),具核梭杆菌(Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fn),中间普氏菌(Prevotella intermedia,Pi),福塞坦氏菌(Tannerella forsythia,Tf),齿垢密螺旋体(Treponema denticola,Td)为目标菌,应用以16SrRNA为基础的聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术对龈下菌群进行检测.结果 Pg、Aa、Fn、Pi、Tf、Td在DM组中均可检出;与CP组相比,在性别、年龄、牙周状况基本一致的情况下,轻度牙周炎者DM组Pi的检出率为35%(8/23),CP组为65%(13/20),两组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);重度牙周炎者DM组Pg、Aa、Tf的检出率分别为78%(72/92)、27%(25/92)、67%(62/92),CP组分别为58%(35/60)、17%(10/60)、43%(26/60),DM组均显著高于CP组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).同时,DM组Aa、Tf PCR产物的平均灰度值(average gradation,AVG)比值显著高于CP组,Pi的AVG比值明显低于CP组,P<0.05.结论 与单纯CP相比,伴2型DM的牙周炎患者龈下菌斑中Pg、Aa、Tf的数量增多,Pi的数量减少.     

洁刮治术后慢性牙周炎可疑致病微生物检出量与疗效的关系

目的:观察洁刮治(SRP)后慢性牙周炎患者龈下牙龈卟啉单胞菌(P.g),福赛氏类杆菌(T.f),中间普氏菌(P.i),伴放线放线杆菌(A.a)和齿垢密螺旋体(T.d)等5种可疑致病菌的变化与临床指标改善的关系。方法:对符合纳入标准的20例慢性牙周炎患者进行SRP治疗,记录治疗前及治疗后3个月牙周探诊深度、临床附着丧失和探诊出血的变化,半定量检测5种龈下牙周可疑致病微生物。结果:治疗后PPD减少≥2 mm的位点、P.g、T.f和T.d的检出量都有显著减少(P0.05)。治疗后PPD的改善在P.g检出量减少的位点[(2.00±1.22)mm]和T.f检出量减少的位点[(2.04±1.17)mm]分别显著高于其检出量未减少的位点[(1.16±0.83)mm和(1.20±0.94)mm](P0.05)。治疗后BOP阳性率在T.f检出量减少的位点(38.5%)和T.d检出量减少的位点(20%)分别显著低于其检出量未减少的位点(71.4%和60%)(P0.05)。P.i和A.a治疗前后检出量的变化与临床指标的改善间无明显关系。结论:有效控制P.g、T.f和T.d的量与PPD和BOP的改善密切相关,提示P.g,T.f和T.d可以作为评估SRP治疗效果的标志性微生物。     

牙周致病菌在冠心病患者龈下菌斑中的分布

目的:分析牙周致病菌在冠心病患者龈下菌斑中的分布情况,及冠心病患者龈下菌斑中牙周致病菌的分布与慢性牙周炎(chronic periodontitis,CP)病变程度之间的关系。方法:收集44例患冠心病并伴有CP患者的龈下菌斑,采用Chelex-100法提取细菌DNA,以聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)法检测龈下菌斑中牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg)、伴放线菌嗜血菌(Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans,Ha)、具核梭杆菌(Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fn)、中间普氏菌(Prevotella intermedia,Pi)、福赛斯坦纳菌(Tannerella forsythensis,Tf)五种牙周炎相关致病菌。结果:44例冠心病患者的龈下菌斑中各牙周致病菌的检出率分别为:Pg 19(43.18%)、Ha 9(20.45%)、Pi 27(61.36%)、Fn 38(86.36%)、Tf 41(93.18%);轻度CP患者1例,Fn 1例(100%);中度CP患9例,其中Pg6(66.67%)、Ha 2(22.22%)、Pi 7(77.78%)、Fn 9(100%)、Tf 8(88.89%);重度CP患者34例,其中Pg13(38.24%)、Ha 7(20.59%)、Pi 20(58.82%)、Fn 28(82.35%)、Tf 33(97%)。结论:Tf、Fn可能在冠心病的发生发展中起着重要作用,冠心病患者中CP的发病和进展可能有其特定的细菌学病因。     

牙周致病菌在冠心病患者龈下茵斑中的分布

目的:分析牙周致病菌在冠心病患者龈下菌斑中的分布情况,及冠心病患者龈下菌斑中牙周致病菌的分布与慢性牙周炎(chronic periodontitis,CP)病变程度之间的关系.方法:收集44例患冠心病并伴有CP患者的龈下菌斑,采用Chelex-100法提取细菌DNA,以聚合酶链反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)法检测龈下菌斑中牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg)、伴放线菌嗜血菌(Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans,Ha)、具核梭杆菌(Fusobacterium nucleatum,Fn)、中间普氏菌(Prevotella intermedia,Pi)、福赛斯坦纳菌(Tannerella forsythensis,Tf)五种牙周炎相关致病菌.结果:44例冠心病患者的龈下菌斑中各牙周致病菌的检出率分别为:Pg 19(43.18%)、Ha 9(20.45%)、Pi 27(61.36%)、Fn 38(86.36%)、Tf 41(93.18%);轻度CP患者1例,Fn 1例(100%);中度CP患9例,其中Pg 6(66.67%)、Ha 2(22.22%)、Pi 7(77.78%)、Fn 9(100%)、Tf 8(88.89%);重度CP患者34例,其中Pg13(38.24%)、Ha 7(20.59%)、Pi 20(58.82%)、Fn 28(82.35%)、Tf 33(97%).结论:Tf、Fn可能在冠心病的发生发展中起着重要作用,冠心病患者中CP的发病和进展可能有其特定的细菌学病因.     

慢性牙周炎患者的龈下微生物与吸烟状况

目的　评价慢性牙周炎患者的吸烟状况与龈下牙周致病微生物的百分比。方法　 112例慢性牙周炎患者 ,根据吸烟状况分为 :①重度吸烟组 >10支 /天 (n =32 ) ;②轻度吸烟组≤ 10支 /天 (n =18) ;③戒烟者组 (n =2 4 ) ;④非吸烟组 (n =38)。观察者口内每个象限 ,选取探诊最深的 1或 2个位点 ,纸捻法取龈下菌斑 ,厌氧培养 ;并测量该位点的探诊深度 (ProbeDepth ,PD)、附着丧失 (AttachmentLoss,AL)和探诊后出血 (Bleedingofprobe ,BOP)。结果　①取样位点临床指标的均值为PD :6 .3mm、AL :6 .5mm及BOP :89% ,各组间无显著性差异。②组间菌落形成单位和龈下微生物伴放线放线杆菌 (Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans,A .a)、牙龈卟啉单胞菌 (Porphyromanasgingivalis,P .g)、中间普氏菌 (Prevotellaintermedia ,P .i)、核梭杆菌 (Fusobacteriumnucleatum ,F .n)和微消化球菌(Peptostreptococcusmicros,P .m)的百分比均无差异。③方差分析显示仅轻度吸烟组福赛类杆菌 (Bacteroidesforsythus,B .f)的百分比略高于其它组 (P <0 .0 4 )。结论　慢性牙周炎患者 ,探诊深度和附着丧失相似的位点 ,吸烟组、戒烟组和非吸烟组的龈下牙周致病微生物百分比 (B .f除外 )无显著差异。     

光动力疗法对慢性牙周炎龈下牙周致病菌的影响

目的：应用PeriowaveTM光动力杀菌系统对慢性牙周炎患者进行治疗,通过龈下菌斑中牙周致病菌比例的变化,评价光动力疗法（photodynamic therapy,PDT）治疗慢性牙周炎的临床效果。方法：选取60名慢性牙周炎患者,分别给予SRP＋1次PDT（A组）、SRP＋2次PDT（B组）或单纯SRP（C组）治疗。利用real-time PCR技术检测A、B、C三组在治疗前、治疗后6周、治疗后12周龈下菌斑中牙周致病菌P.g、A.a、T.f所占比例的变化。结果：治疗后6周,A、B两组牙周致病菌P.g在总菌中的比例都有非常显著降低（p〈0.01）,C组有显著降低（p〈0.05）;治疗后12周,A、B组仍有非常显著的降低（p〈0.01）,与C组相比有非常显著差异（p〈0.01）,但A、B两组之间没有差异（p〉0.05）;而仅在治疗后12周,B组的A.a相对于总菌的比例与基线相比有显著降低（p〈0.05）,且这一变化显著大于A、C两组（p〈0.05）;在治疗后6周,A、B组T.f相对于总菌含量的下降与基线相比,明显大于C组（p〈0.05）,治疗后12周,A、B两组T.f相对于总菌的含量仍有非常显著的下降（p〈0.01）,但A组和B组之间都没有差异。结论：PDT对P.g、A.a和T.f3种牙周致病菌都有杀灭作用,但P.g、T.f对PDT更为敏感,PDT可以作为治疗慢性牙周炎的辅助方法。     

Periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque of HIV-positive subjects with chronic periodontitis

Many putative periodontal pathogens associated with periodontal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients also occur in non-HIV-infected individuals. This study examined the prevalence of eight periodontal pathogens in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with chronic periodontitis using the 16s RNA polymerase chain reaction technique. The results showed a significant prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola among HIV-negative patients compared to HIV-positive patients. Sixty percent of the patients in both groups were colonized by five to six species. Odds ratio analysis revealed a statistically significant positive association between three of the 28 possible combinations in the HIV-positive group. They included Prevotella nigrescens/Campylobacter rectus, P. nigrescens/P. gingivalis and P. nigrescens/T. denticola. Although the prevalence of periodontal pathogens is similar in both the groups, the combination of certain periodontal pathogens may be responsible for chronic periodontitis seen in HIV-infected adults.     

Periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque of HIV‐positive subjects with chronic periodontitis

Many putative periodontal pathogens associated with periodontal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients also occur in non‐HIV‐infected individuals. This study examined the prevalence of eight periodontal pathogens in HIV‐positive and HIV‐negative patients with chronic periodontitis using the 16s RNA polymerase chain reaction technique. The results showed a significant prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola among HIV‐negative patients compared to HIV‐positive patients. Sixty percent of the patients in both groups were colonized by five to six species. Odds ratio analysis revealed a statistically significant positive association between three of the 28 possible combinations in the HIV‐positive group. They included Prevotella nigrescens/Campylobacter rectus, P. nigrescens/P. gingivalis and P. nigrescens/T. denticola. Although the prevalence of periodontal pathogens is similar in both the groups, the combination of certain periodontal pathogens may be responsible for chronic periodontitis seen in HIV‐infected adults.     

Putative periodontal pathogens in the subgingival plaque of Sudanese subjects with aggressive periodontitis

Background and objectivesThere has been limited study of the bacterial species associated with aggressive periodontitis (AgP) in high-risk populations in Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate and quantify the presence of four putative periodontal pathogens in the subgingival plaque of Sudanese subjects with AgP. A secondary aim was to investigate the effect of varying the detection threshold on the reported prevalence of the bacterial species investigated.Materials and methodsSubgingival plaque samples were collected from AgP cases (n = 73) and healthy controls (n = 71). Bacterial DNA was extracted and analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the detection and quantification of four putative periodontal pathogens: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Treponema denticola and Tannerella forsythia.ResultsAt the lowest detection threshold (>10¹ cells), P. gingivalis (p < 0.0001) was more prevalent in AgP cases than controls. T. forsythia and T. denticola had a high prevalence (>70%) in AgP cases at all detection levels. While T. forsythia was significantly more frequently identified in AgP than in controls at all detection thresholds, this was only the case for T. denticola at the intermediate threshold (>10² cells). A. actinomycetemcomitans was identified less frequently than the other bacterial species with no difference in its prevalence between AgP cases and controls.ConclusionThe prevalence of the putative periodontal pathogens investigated varied considerably in Sudanese subjects with AgP and in periodontally healthy controls depending on the detection thresholds applied. T. forsythia was identified as having the strongest association with AgP.     

Prevalence of periodontal pathogens in Brazilians with aggressive or chronic periodontitis

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggest differences between geographically and racially distinct populations in the prevalence of periodontopathic bacteria as well as greater periodontal destruction associated with infection by highly leucotoxic Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. The present study examined these hypotheses in Brazilians with aggressive or chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical, radiographical, and microbiological assessments were performed on 25 aggressive periodontitis and 178 chronic periodontitis patients including 71 males and 132 females, 15-69 years of age. RESULTS: The prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis was similar to that of other South American populations. The prevalence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and its highly leucotoxic subgroup was higher in Brazilians. Highly leucotoxic A. actinomycetemcomitans was more prevalent in aggressive periodontitis (chi2=27.83) and positively associated with deep pockets (>6 mm, chi2=18.26) and young age (<29 years, chi2=18.68). Greater mean attachment loss was found in subjects with highly leucotoxic A. actinomycetemcomitans than in subjects with minimally leucotoxic (p=0.0029) or subjects not infected (p=0.0001). CONCLUSION: These data support the hypothesis of differences between populations in the prevalence of periodontopathic bacteria and of greater attachment loss in sites infected with highly leucotoxic A. actinomycetemcomitans. Detection of highly leucotoxic A. actinomycetemcomitans in children and adolescents may be a useful marker for aggressive periodontitis.     

Prevalence of 6 putative periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque samples from Romanian adult periodontitis patients

Abstract The aim of the present study was to determine by standard cultivation procedures the detection frequencies of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroides forsythus, and Capnocytophaga species as well as various enteric rods in subgingival plaque samples form Romanian adult periodontitis patients. DNA probe analysis (Affirm^TM DP Microbial Identification Test) was also used, parallel to cultivation, to identify P. gingivalis. A. actinomycetemcomitans, and B. for- sythus, in deep (≥6 mm) and intermediate (4–5 mm) pockets in some of the subjects investigated. Paper points were used to sample 86 deep pockets in 36 patients and 27 intermediate pockets in 9 of the 36 patients. The x² test was used to test for significance of differences between results obtained by cultivation and DMA analysis in both intermediate and deep pockets. P. gingivalis was recovered in a high percentage of the patients (75,8%) and sites (63.6%) examined, followed by P. intermedia, F. nucleatum, and A. actinomycetemcomitans, respectively. Capnocytophaga species were present in almost all subjects. Enteric rods were recovered in 61.1% of the patients and 55.8% of the sites. Except for this high prevalence of enteric rods, the present group of patients had the periodontal species monitored in %s similar to those commonly perceived in the West. The Affirm M DP Test and cultivation showed poor correlation in detecting P. gingivalis. A. actinomycetemcomitans, and B. forsythus. The cultivation prevalence of P. gingivalis and P. intermedia in deep pockets was similar to their prevalence in intermediate ones. Overall, the prevalence of the periodontal pathogens investigated in the present Romanian periodontitis patients is similar to what has been revealed in matching Norwegian and other Western periodontitis patient populations. The high prevalence of enteric rods in the Romanian patients may have been an artifact resulting from prolonged transport of the samples in VMGA III.     

Periodontal pathogens and clinical parameters in chronic periodontitis

The use of next generation sequencing and bioinformatics has revealed the complexity and richness of the human oral microbiota. While some species are well known for their periodontal pathogenicity, the molecular‐based approaches for bacterial identification have raised awareness about new putative periodontal pathogens. Although they are found increased in case of periodontitis, there is currently a lack of data on their interrelationship with the periodontal measures. We processed the sequencing data of the subgingival microbiota of 75 patients with hemochromatosis and chronic periodontitis in order to characterize the well‐described and newly identified subgingival periodontal pathogens. We used correlation tests and statistical models to assess the association between the periodontal pathogens and mean pocket depth, and to determine the most relevant bacterial biomarkers of periodontitis severity. Based on correlation test results, nine taxa were selected and included in the statistical models. The multiple linear regression models adjusted for systemic and periodontal clinical variables showed that mean pocket depth was negatively associated with Aggregatibacter and Rothia, and positively associated with Porphyromonas. Furthermore, a bacterial ratio that was previously described as a signature of dysbiosis in periodontitis (%Porphyromonas+%Treponema+%Tannerella)/(%Rothia+%Corynebacterium) was the most significant predictor. In this specific population, we found that the best model in predicting the mean pocket depth was microbial dysbiosis using the dysbiosis ratio taxa formula. While further studies are needed to assess the validity of these results on the general population, such a dysbiosis ratio could be used in the future to monitor the subgingival microbiota.