Abstract

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF CIRCUM -GINGIVAL PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS IN BETEL NUT CHEWERS AND NON CHEWERS - MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY

Namrin Banu F.* and Dr. Kalyani R.

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Abstract

Background: There is statistical evidence relating periodontal condition and betelnut chewing, However few survey in this region clearly shows the elevated percentage of people suffering from periodontitis belong to betelnut chewers compared to non chewers Also there is no much study on the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis as far its quantification between betel nut chewers and non chewers. The aim of this study is to quantify and compare circum -gingival porphyromonas gingivalis in betel nut chewers and non chewers. Method: Ten subjects were included in each group of betel and non betel chewers to determine the quantification of circum -gingival porphyromonas gingivalis by real time PCR. Result: The test shows that there is no significant difference in the number of cells per ml among the groups. The study result shows that there is no association between the groups and the bacterial cell count between betel and non betel chewers. Conclusion: It is found that there is no significant difference between betel nut chewers and nonchewers on quantification and comparison of circumgingival porphyromonas gingivalis.

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