…the exception of E. gingivalis, which is not an enteric organism; it is encountered around teeth (pyorrhea alveolaris), in tonsillar crypts, and in vaginal and cervical smears of women with intrauterine…
…contribute . Infections of the gingival crevice and gums, including gingivitis, periodontitis, and pyorrhea, usually involve anaerobic bacteria. Major agents of the flora also found in infected perioral infections…
…mechanism of infection. This hypothesis was subsequently supported by the intratracheal inoculation of pyorrhea pus into experimental animals to demonstrate the sequential progression from pneumonitis ("aspiration…