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Frequency of detection of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in young patients during fixed orthodontic therapy
R Piccolomini1, G Di Bonaventura, G Catamo
1Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Dentistry G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
The New Microbiologica
|October 1, 1996
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of Aa in subgingival plaques from young subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances; moreover we sought a possible relationship between the presence of Aa and the clinical conditions, also taking into consideration the different types of appliances, i.e., orthodontic bands or brackets.

