Experimental Study on the Pathogenesis of Entamoeba gingivalis / 中国寄生虫学与寄生虫病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the pathogenesis of Entamoeba gingivalis ( E^g .) and its relation to periodontal diseases.\ Methods Rats were treated with immuno\|inhibitor for one week and the neck of incisor teeth of the rats was bound with steel wire. They were randomly divided into three groups: the first group was infected by E^g . in the periodontal tissue, the second group was infected by symbiotic bacteria (s.b.),and the third group was given physiological saline as control.Observation on the periodontal inflammation was made for each group of rats, and the purulent secretion from periodontal abscess was examined for living pathogens.\ Results The incidence of periodontal diseases in rats infected by E^g . was higher than that of symbiotic bacteria group and that of control ( P