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October 12, 2025Open Access

Salivary Microbial Profiles Across Periodontal Severity Stages According to the 2018 AAP/EFP Classifications: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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PGPaola Elena García-VázquezMPMarco Antonio Pita-GaleanaMMMireya Martínez-García

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis assessed microbial profiles by periodontal severity in a Mexican population, suggesting saliva is crucial for diagnostics.

Key Points

  • Distinct microbial signatures were found in saliva, correlating with increasing severity of periodontitis.
  • Advanced periodontitis showed higher levels of key pathogens like Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia.
  • Analysis involved saliva samples from 138 adults classified by periodontal health status, identifying risk factors for severity.
  • Findings indicate saliva's potential for screening and prognosis of periodontitis in clinical settings.

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García-Vázquez et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ebabe3155248a327effdb1https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202510.0436.v1
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