Dental Health: Current ResearchISSN: 2470-0886

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Xanthippi Dereka Author

dereka@otenet.gr

Subjects of specialization
Periodontal Regeneration, Periodontal Surgery, Dental Implants, Bone Regeneration, Periodontics

Affiliation
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Biography

Dr. Xanthippi Dereka, is Currently working in the Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Dr. Xanthippi Dereka, areas of research interests include Periodontics, Bone Regeneration etc.,

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 in Chronic Periodontitis: Prevalence and Association with Clinical Parameters

Author(s):

Eirini Chatzopoulou1, Maria Trianti, Galinos Fanourakis and Xanthippi Dereka

Objective Apart from the well-established role of bacterial plaque with periodontal disease, several studies have reported a possible role of herpes viruses in the pathogenesis and progression of periodontal disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in chronic periodontitis patients and healthy subjects and to associate viral presence with clinical parameters. Methods Subgingival plaque samples were harvested from 26 chronic periodontitis patients (CP group) and 11 healthy subjects (H group). One pooled sample from the mesial sites of molar teeth, one sample from the deepest pocket and one sample from a gingivitis site were collected from the CP patients. Each H subject contributed with one pooled sample fr... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2470-0886.1000133

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