Prevalence and quantitative analysis of Epstein–Barr virus DNA and Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with Japanese chronic periodontitis patients

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Objective: A number of studies have recently suggested Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) involvement in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. In this study, we investigated the association between major periodontopathic bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) and EBV in Japanese chronic periodontitis (CP) patients. Materials and methods: A group of 25 patients with CP participated in the study along with 13 individuals without periodontitis. Subgingival samples were obtained with paper points. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect EBV DNA and P. gingivalis. Results: In the CP patients, EBV DNA and P. gingivalis were detected in both 80 % of sites with probing pocket depths (PPD) of ≥5 mm and in 40 and 36 % of sites with PPD ≤3 mm, respectively. EBV DNA and P. gingivalis were detected in 50 and 27 % of the sites in periodontally healthy individuals. Coexistence of EBV DNA and P. gingivalis was significantly higher in the deeper PPD sites of CP patients (68 %) than in the PPD sites of the healthy controls (15 %) and shallow PPD sites of CP patients (12 %). PCR-positive deeper PPD sites of CP patients for EBV DNA and P. gingivalis range between 3.74 × 10 3 ∼2.83 × 10 9 and 2.73 × 10 5 ∼6.65 × 10 9 (copies/ml), respectively. Conclusion: These results suggest an association between EBV DNA, P. gingivalis, and CP in Japanese individuals. Further studies are required to clarify this association; however, we believe that our enhanced understanding of the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases involving viral infections will lead to new treatments.

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Kato, A., Imai, K., Ochiai, K., & Ogata, Y. (2015). Prevalence and quantitative analysis of Epstein–Barr virus DNA and Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with Japanese chronic periodontitis patients. Clinical Oral Investigations, 19(7), 1605–1610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-014-1387-y

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