JPD gene

Periodontal inflammation is characterized by irreversible degradation of periodontal ligament collagen fibers leading to loss of… (More)

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains with enhanced levels of production of leukotoxin are characterized by a 530-bp… (More)

A geographically homogeneous population of 83 subjects, from 21 families with localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP), and 35… (More)

The subgingival bacterial floras of naturally occurring gingivitis in adults and children were characterized and compared with… (More)

Three treatment regimens including local tetracycline delivery, systemic doxycycline and surgery plus systemic doxycycline were… (More)

Statistical comparisons of the floras associated with juvenile periodontitis, severe periodontitis, and moderate periodontitis… (More)

Eight patients (mean age 15.6 yrs) with severe molar-incisor bone loss and pocket formation characteristic of juvenile… (More)

Bite-wing radiographs were used to assess periodontal disease in 304 Brazilian 15-year-old schoolchildren from a population with… (More)

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative oral bacterium which has been implicated in the etiology of localized… (More)

A selective medium, malachite green bacitracin agar, was developed for the isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans from… (More)