May 24, 2007 - black ethnic, Brazilian population, a high percentage (96.96%) of subjects harbored at least ... Periodontal profile of young African-Americans.
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (2008) 39:226-232 ISSN 1517-8382
PERIODONTAL PROFILE AND PRESENCE OF PERIODONTAL PATHOGENS IN YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICANS FROM SALVADOR, BA, BRAZIL Ligia Valéria Victor; Sheila Cavalca Cortelli; Davi Romeiro Aquino; Jonas de Carvalho Filho; José Roberto Cortelli* Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brasil Submitted: May 24, 2007; Returned to authors for corrections: September 22, 2007; Approved: February 18, 2008.
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study evaluated the periodontal status and the presence of periodontopathogens in 132 young, black ethnic subjects who live in Salvador/Bahia-Brazil and have never smoked. Periodontal Probing Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Plaque Index (PI) and Gingival Index (GI) were measured and analyzed by ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests (p
