Fig 1.
Examples of gingivitis determination according to the criteria for the GI systems in cats and dogs.
The right maxillary fourth premolars (108) are compared.
Table 1.
Criteria for the Gingival Index (GI) systems.
Fig 2.
Prevalence of gingivitis in cats and dogs one year old or younger.
Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*P < 0.05).
Fig 3.
Several morphological types of spirochetes found in dental plaque.
(A) High stainability and many spiral type (arrows). (B) Low stainability and little spiral type (white arrowheads). (C) Low stainability and many spiral type (black arrowheads). (D) Many types of spirochetes. Scale bar represents 10 μm.
Table 2.
Rate of positivity for spirochetes and P. gulae by microscope or PCR examination.
Table 3.
The correlation between positive rates of spirochete by PCR or microscopic examination.
Table 4.
Odds ratio of Spirochaetes or P. gulae for gingivitis.