Background: The normal oral flora is in a balance between pathogens and commensals that requires regular cleaning to be maintained. A decrease in oral hygiene is quickly followed by the build-up of oral biofilms on tooth surfaces and, if left untreated, will progress to gingival inflammation and possibly periodontitis, alveolar bone loss, and loss of teeth. Hence; we conducted the present study to assess the microbial flora in periodontitis patients. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of the microbial flora of the periodontitis patients. A total of 20 periodontitis patients were included in the present study. Sub gingival samples were collected from the most pathological site of the patients using sterile periodontal Gracy curette. The collected samples were sent to the laboratory for microbiological investigation where assessment of microbial flora was done based on the method as previously described in the literature.All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results:In the present study, we included a total of 20 periodontitis patients. A total of 40 samples were obtained from them; 20 pre-treatment and 20 post-treatment. A significant fall in the anaerobic bacterial count was seen in patients after periodontal therapy. Conclusion: Anaerobic bacteria play important role in causation of periodontitis.
Key word: Microflora, Periodontitis.

Corresponding author: Dr. Deepak Kumar, PG student, Department of Periodontics,  Desh Bhagat Dental College & Hospital, Punjab India

This article may be cited as: Kumar D, Kaur P. Assessment of microflora in periodontitis patients: A microbiological study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018;4(1):17-19.