Question 180 · LDEK · Dental plaque and calculus
The group of bacteria that are the most strongly associated with periodontitis do not include:
- A. Porphyromonas gingivalis.
- B. Tannerella forsythia.
- C. Eubacterium nodatum.
- D. Treponema denticola.
- E. Prevotella intermedica.
Hint
Most listed species are red complex members or classic periodontal pathogens; one is a less prominent organism with only moderate evidence.
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