TOPIC: MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 📣 PERIODONTAL HEALTH 🔹Beneficial species of the host affect the disease progression by preventing the colonization/proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms, e.g. hydrogen peroxide produced by S.sanguinis is lethal to A. actinomycetemcomitans. 🔹Sometimes, these species also degrade the virulence factors produced by the pathogens. ⭐ Following are the beneficial microorganisms: 🔺 S. sanguinis 🔺 S. mitis 🔺 Capnocytophaga spp. 🔺 Veillonella 🔺 Atopobium sp. 🔺 Gemella sp.
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