Incidence of the oral protozoa - Entamoeba gingivalis in a hospital-based population in South India - A preliminary study

Shanmugapriya, R.; Sudarsana, Sabitha; Sivasamy, Shyam; Ulaganathan, Arunmozhi; Rathinasamy, Kadhiresan; Govindarajan, Sujatha

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“…In the present study, the occurrence E. gingivalis infection was reported in only 8% of the healthy individuals group. This results were compatible with the results from Iraq where the prevalence of E. gingivalis was 8% among healthy individuals [19], and India, with a rate of 4% among healthy controls [20]. Since, E. gingivalis detected in the buccal cavity of healthy individuals, some researchers suppose that this parasite could be opportunistic, that is, capable of proliferating in a gingival environment modified by periodontal disease [9,13].…”

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Prevalence of Entamoeba Gingivalis in Patients With Gingivitis and Periodontitis and Healthy Individuals and Its Associated Factors

Afara

Binsaad

2023

Electron. J. Univ. Aden Basic Appl. Sci.

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The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis among 300 (156 males and 144 females) participants divided into three groups as follows: 100 patients with periodontitis (periodontitis group), 100 patients with gingivitis (gingivitis group), and 100 individuals with healthy gingiva (healthy control group), using wet mount technique with physiological saline and Giemsa stain. The overall prevalence of E. gingivalis was 18.3% and the highest prevalence of E. gingivalis was among periodontitis group (29%) followed by gingivitis group (18%), and healthy group (8%). The highest prevalence (23.7%) of E. gingivalis was found among the age group 40-49 years. Infection was highly significant in males than females (23.7% vs.12.5%). With regard to risk factors, the prevalence of E. gingivalis was common in non-tooth brush users, smokers, qat chewers, and diabetic patients and there were significant differences between tooth-brush users and non-tooth brush users, smokers and non-smokers, qat chewers and non-gat chewers, and between diabetic and non-diabetic patients and occurrence of E. gingivalis. We conclude that the higher prevalence of E. gingivalis in periodontal disease compared to healthy individuals may be an indicator of the potential role E. gingivalis in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases.

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Prevalence of Entamoeba Gingivalis in Patients With Gingivitis and Periodontitis and Healthy Individuals and Its Associated Factors

Afara

Binsaad

2023

Electron. J. Univ. Aden Basic Appl. Sci.

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“…Polimorf nüveli nötrofillerin çekirdeklerinin amip tarafından negatif emme ile alınması sonucunda oluşan çekirdeksiz nötrofilin, hücre dışı tuzak aktivitesinin bozulduğu ve programlı apoptozise uğramadığı bildirilmektedir. Daha sonra bu nötrofiller tarafından çevre dokulara kontrolsüz bir şekilde proteolitik enzimlerin salındığı ve bu fagositik aktiviteye neden olduğu için E. gingivalis'in bir patojen olarak düşünülmesi gerektiği rapor edilmiştir (26) .…”

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Entamoeba gingivalis and Evaluation of its Effectiveness in Periodontal Diseases

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2020

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Periodontitis is one of the most common and public health problems worldwide. It is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory disease involving a complex interaction between various etiological factors, host responses, and environmental factors. Risk factors have still been under investigation. Many studies emphasize the possible bacterial etiology and host responses. Entamoeba gingivalis, is a protozoon that resides in the oral cavity of individuals. Many studies have reported that infection rates of this protozoa was higher in patients with periodontitis compared to healthy controls. However, the role of this protozoon in the development of periodontal disease remains controversial. Therefore, in this review, it is aimed to compile the literature data on E. gingivalis whose pathogenicity is yet to be determined.

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Incidence of the oral protozoa - Entamoeba gingivalis in a hospital-based population in South India - A preliminary study

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Prevalence of Entamoeba Gingivalis in Patients With Gingivitis and Periodontitis and Healthy Individuals and Its Associated Factors

Prevalence of Entamoeba Gingivalis in Patients With Gingivitis and Periodontitis and Healthy Individuals and Its Associated Factors

Entamoeba gingivalis and Evaluation of its Effectiveness in Periodontal Diseases

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