Prevotella intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidetes
Class:	Bacteroidia
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Prevotellaceae
Genus:	Prevotella
Species:	intermedia

Prevotella intermedia (formerly Bacteroides intermedius) is a gram-negative anaerobic pathogen involved in periodontal infections, including gingivitis and periodontitis. It thought that P.Intermedia is more prevalent in paients with noma known also as Cancrum oris . ^[1]

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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 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 · 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

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