Tannerella forsythia: important pathogen in periodontitis, member of the red complex

• Autor: Ramos-Perfecto, Donald
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/18400
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/18400
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Tannerella forsythia; Virulence factors; Diagnosis; Treatment; (source: MeSH NLM); Factores de virulencia; Diagnóstico; Tratamiento; (fuente: DeCS BIREME)

Among the microorganisms that form the red complex, considered by Socransky as aggressive bacteria in periodontitis, such as Tannerella forsythia, a strict anaerobic bacillus, which would be participating with relevance in this pathology, its multiple virulence factors, as well as its capacity to subsist under optimal conditions in the periodontal pocket, such as stimulating the activation of inflammation mediators that with the chronicity of the disease would be progressively damaging the periodontium. In this review, we will learn more regarding this microorganism of great importance in periodontal diseases.