Frequency of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA in smokers and nonsmokers after periodontal therapy.
Mariana Gouvêa Latini AbreuDione KawamotoMarcia Pinto Alves MayerVinicius D'Avila Bitencourt PascoalKarina Sampaio CaiaffaElizangela P ZuzaCristiane DuqueGabriela Alessandra da Cruz Galhardo CamargoPublished in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2019)
The most prevalent P. gingivalis fimA genotypes detected in periodontal and smoker patients were genotypes I and II. However, the presence of fimA genotype II was higher in SM. Periodontal treatment was effective in controlling periodontal disease and reducing type II and V P. gingivalis fimA.