Bacteroides forsythus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidetes
Class:	Bacteroidia
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Porphyromonadaceae
Genus:	Bacteroides
Species:	forsythus

Bacteroides forsythus is a species of bacteria.^[1]

It is sometimes equated with Tannerella forsythia.^[2]

It is found in deep subgingival pockets and is associated with aggressive periodontitis.

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v • d • e Periodontology Tissues of the periodontium and their physiologic entities Alveolar bone · Biologic width · Bundle bone · Cementum · Free gingival margin · Gingiva · Gingival fibers · Gingival sulcus · Junctional epithelium · Mucogingival junction · Periodontal ligament · Sulcular epithelium · Stippling Diagnoses Chronic periodontitis · Localized aggressive periodontitis · Generalized aggressive periodontitis · Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease · Necrotizing periodontal diseases · Abscesses of the periodontium · Combined periodontic-endodontic lesions Pathogenesis A. actinomycetemcomitans · B. forsythus · Capnocytophaga sp. · F. nucleatum · P. gingivalis · P. intermedia · T. denticola Pathologic entities Calculus · Edentulism · Fremitus · Furcation defect · Gingival enlargement · Gingival pocket · Gingivitis · Horizontal bony defect · Linear gingival erythema · Occlusal trauma · Periodontal pocket · Periodontal disease · Periodontitis · Plaque · Recession · Vertical bony defect Diagnosis, treatment planning, prevention and chemotherapeutic agents Brushing · Bleeding on probing · Chlorhexidine gluconate · Enamel matrix derivative · Flossing · Hydrogen peroxide · Mouthwash · Oral hygiene · Tetracycline · Triclosan Periodontal armamentarium Curette · Membrane · Probe · Scaler Conventional therapy Debridement · Scaling and root planing Surgical therapy and periodontal surgery Apically positioned flap · Bone graft · Coronally positioned flap · Crown lengthening · Open flap debridement · Free gingival graft · Gingivectomy · Guided bone regeneration · Guided tissue regeneration · Implant Placement · Lateral pedicle graft · Pocket reduction surgery · Sinus lift · Subepithelial connective tissue graft Important personalities Per-Ingvar Brånemark · Jan Lindhe · Willoughby D. Miller · Carl E. Misch · John Mankey Riggs · Dennis P. Tarnow · James Leon Williams · W. J. Younger Other specialties Endodontology · Orthodontology · Prosthodontology

v • d • e Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: non-proteobacterial G- (primarily A00-A79, 001-041,080-109) Spirochaete Spirochaetaceae Treponema Treponema pallidum (Syphilis/Bejel, Yaws) · Treponema carateum (Pinta) · Treponema denticola Borrelia Borrelia recurrentis (Relapsing fever) · Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease, Erythema chronicum migrans, Neuroborreliosis) Leptospiraceae Leptospira Leptospira interrogans (Leptospirosis) Spirillaceae Spirillum Spirillum minus (Rat-bite fever/Sodoku) Chlamydiae Chlamydophila Chlamydophila psittaci (Psittacosis) · Chlamydophila pneumoniae Chlamydia Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydia, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Trachoma) Bacteroidetes Bacteroides fragilis · Capnocytophaga canimorsus · Porphyromonas gingivalis · Prevotella intermedia · Bacteroides forsythus Fusobacteria Fusobacterium necrophorum (Lemierre's syndrome) · Fusobacterium nucleatum · Fusobacterium polymorphum