Subgingival microbial profile of obese women with periodontal disease

This study compared the composition of subgingival microbiota between obese and non-obese women with or without periodontal disease.Full-mouth periodontal clinical assessments were carried out in 76 obese women (17 periodontally healthy and 59 with periodontal disease), and 34 non-obese women (12 periodontally healthy, 22 with periodontal disease). Subgingival biofilm samples were individually obtained from seven sites of each individual, and...