Occurrence of Entamoeba gingivilis in patient with chronic periodtonitis
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v2i1.1046Keywords:
Entamoeba gingivalis, periodontitis, periodontal pocketAbstract
Recent studies have pointed the importance of Entamoeba gingivalis (E .
gingivalis) as an active protozoa in periodontal pathology , its presence associated with
the presence of pathological pockets , thus a clinical survey of E, gingivalis was
conducted in patients with chronic periodontitis . A total of 240 specimens were taken
Hom 48 patients (20 male and 28 female) , their age ranged from 38 up to 60 years old .
A direct smearing technique of deepest periodontal pocket (> 4mm) with a sterile
universal curettes to pickup the plaque material and to be placed in phosphate — buffered `
saline pl-{7.4, then stained with Heidenhair hematoxilyne modified technique, studied
under light microscope , the results shown 33.3% of our patients were positive .
The occurrence of E. gingivalis appeared positively correlated with the pocket
depth, 13.93% of 4-6mm pockets depth was positive, while in pockets of 7-8mm depth
the percentage rises up to 38% .
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