Presence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in saliva and cardiac tissue samples of children with congenital heart disease

Conclusions: Early colonization of A. actinomycetemcomitans in oral cavities could be assessed as a risk marker for periodontal disease. Periodontal pathogens may enter bloodstream through bacteremia; thus, the presence of periodontal pathogens in the oral cavity of children should be assessed as a risk marker for cardiac diseases in older ages.

Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - February 6, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Elif Bozdogan Nursen Topcuoglu Gurkan Cetin Ismail Haberal Guven Kulekci Oya Aktoren Source Type: research