Publications by authors named "Anna Thereza T Leao"
Background: This study compared the composition of subgingival microbiota between obese and non-obese women with or without periodontal disease.
Methods: 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 the prevalence and counts of 40 bacterial taxa were determined by the checkerboard method.