Subgingival Epstein-Barr and Cytomegalovirus Occurrence in Pregnancy Gingivitis

EREŞ G., Altiok E., ÖZKUL A., Acikel C. H.

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, vol.82, no.12, pp.1676-1684, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 82 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1902/jop.2011.100587
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1676-1684
  • Keywords: Bleeding on probing, gingival, cytomegalovirus, gingivitis, herpesvirus 4, human, herpesviruses, pregnancy, LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT, PERIODONTAL-DISEASE, AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS, HUMAN HERPESVIRUSES, HUMAN VIRUSES, PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS, JUVENILE PERIODONTITIS, CLINICAL-PARAMETERS, PRETERM BIRTH, WOMEN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although recent studies focused on the role of human herpesviruses in various types of periodontal disease, there was a lack of information in these reports regarding the role of pregnancy gingivitis. The aim of this study is to determine the correlation between pregnancy and the subgingival virus presence and their relationship with clinical parameters.