Abstract
The microbiota of periodontitis is usually complex consisting of Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Prevotella intermedia, Tannerella forsythia and Agregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. For a long time, the analysis of the oral microbiota was dependent on conventional culture techniques, however molecular diagnostic techniques have iden…