A. V. Colombo

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a wide range of oral species may be detected on or in crevicular epithelial cells from sites with periodontitis and from periodontally healthy sulci.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that crevicular and buccal cells present internalized bacteria, regardless of periodontal status, however, higher bacterial loads are detected in cells from subjects with periodontitis.

TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to detect opportunistic species within buccal and gingival crevice epithelial cells collected from subjects with periodontitis or individuals with good periodontal health, and to associate their prevalence withperiodontal clinical status.

TL;DR: The intraspecies variability found in the study suggests strain-dependence in ability of microorganisms to recognize molecules in other bacteria which may further elucidate the dysbiosis event during periodontitis development giving additional explanation for periodontal bacteria, such as P. gingivalis and P. intermedia, to persist and establish chronic infections in the host.

TL;DR: The use of the essential oil-containing oral strips resulted in a short-term small increase in the total number of salivary microorganisms and a not significant decrease of certain periodontopathogens and an increase in species compatible with oral health were observed.