Table 1 Prevalence (%) of “Potential periodontal pathogens” in some studies on adult populations with poor oral hygiene and limited access to dental care
From: Current concepts and an alternative perspective on periodontal disease
Study | Country/ population | No of subjects | Age | Method of detection | Aa | Pg | Td | Tf | Pi | Fn | Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dahlen et al. [44] | Kenya | 20 | 30–65 | Culture | 40 | 70 | Nd | Nd | 100 | Nd | Nd |
Dahlen et al. [45] | China | 60 | 55–69 | Culture | 10 | 50 | Nd | Nd | 93 | Nd | 80 |
Papapanou et al. [46] | China | 70 78 | 30–39 50–59 | CKB | 83 | 100 | 97 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Papapanou et al. [47] | Southern Thailand | 207 149 | 30–39 50–59 | CKB | 97 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Preus et al. [49] | Sri Lanka | 268 males | 15–30+ | IF | 15 | 40 | Nd | Nd | 76 | Nd | Nd |
Timmerman et al. [48] | Indonesia | 255 | 15–25 | IF | 57 25 | 89 61 | 89 47 | Nd Nd | 100 99 | Nd Nd | 100a 92 |
Kvarnvik et al. [36] | Northern Thailand | 86 | 30–60 | CKB | 83 | 99 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 79 | 96 |