Revista de Dermatologia e Doenças Dermatológicas

The Role of Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax in the Microflora of the Oral Cavity and Facial Skin of Human Being

Abstract

Vtyurina DN, Gomberg MA and Stovbun SV

We evaluate correlation between detection of Trichomonas tenax and Entamoeba gingivalis in oral cavity and patient age. It was found that: The presence of E. gingivalis and T. tenax is not related to the gender of the subjects (p-value ≥ 0.05, the relation is not statistically significant); The relation was found with the presence of E. gingivalis (1 test) with age (p-value=0.004): the presence of E. gingivalis finds the most prevalent in the age groups 22-35 years old, 61-75 years old, 76-80 years old. This indicates that the presence of E. gingivalis is correlated with the age. The maximal percent of subjects with the presence of E. gingivalis was found in the age group 61-75 years old, and 76-80 years old.