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Enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonadaceae on the dorsum of the human tongue
Conti, Simone; Santos, Silvana Soléo Ferreira dos; Koga-Ito, Cristiane Yumi; Jorge, Antonio Olavo Cardoso.
Afiliação
  • Conti, Simone; University of Taubaté. Postgraduate Program in Dentistry. Taubaté. BR
  • Santos, Silvana Soléo Ferreira dos; University of Taubaté. Department of Dentistry. Taubaté. BR
  • Koga-Ito, Cristiane Yumi; São Paulo State University. São José dos Campos Dental School. São José dos Campos. BR
  • Jorge, Antonio Olavo Cardoso; São Paulo State University. São José dos Campos Dental School. São José dos Campos. BR
J. appl. oral sci ; 17(5): 375-380, Sept.-Oct. 2009. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-531382
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to correlate the presence of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Moraxellaceae and Xanthomonadaceae on the posterior dorsum of the human tongue with the presence of tongue coating, gender, age, smoking habit and denture use. MATERIAL AND

METHODS:

Bacteria were isolated from the posterior tongue dorsum of 100 individuals in MacConkey agar medium and were identified by the API 20E system (Biolab-Mérieux).

RESULTS:

43 percent of the individuals, presented the target microorganisms on the tongue dorsum, with greater prevalence among individuals between 40 and 50 years of age (p = 0.001) and non-smokers (p=0.0485).

CONCLUSIONS:

A higher prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonadaceae was observed on the tongue dorsum of the individuals evaluated. There was no correlation between these species and the presence and thickness of tongue coating, gender and presence of dentures.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Pseudomonadaceae / Língua / Enterobacteriaceae Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J. appl. oral sci Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Pseudomonadaceae / Língua / Enterobacteriaceae Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J. appl. oral sci Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil