한국치위생학회

Clinical assessment of periodontitis in dogs using the MiriChekTM Oral Bacter test kit: An in vivo study

Hyuck Choi^1,* Jae-Hee Roh¹ Yun-Jeong Kim² In-Soo Hwang³ Woo-Dae Park⁴ Min-Seok Kim⁵ Young-Eui Jeong⁶

Department of Pet Health, Kwangju Women’s University
¹Department of Dental Hygiene, Kwangju Women’s University
²Department of Pet Science, Seojeong University
³Pet in Zoo Animal Medical Center
⁴Department of Animal Science, Chonnam National University
⁵Mirimedix

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the usefulness of MiriChekTM Oral Bacter as compared to traditional clinical methods in the periodontal assessment of dogs with and without periodontitis. Methods: In this study, 61 dogs were clinically examined using the MiriChekTM Oral Bacter test kit, and information regarding breed, age (months), sex, weight, presence of disease, and periodontitis stage was recorded. The test used a sample of supragingival plaque from the upper left premolar of the dogs. Results: This study included 30 and 31 dogs with and without periodontitis, respectively. Periodontitis was more common in older dogs than in younger dogs. The average positive and negative sensitivity rates of the MiriChekTM Oral Bacter test kit were 73.3% and 80.7%, respectively, and were both strongly correlated with the severity of periodontitis. Conclusions: The findings of this study encourage the use of new diagnostic assist test kits, such as MiriChekTM Oral Bacter, for appropriately detecting and diagnosing periodontal disease in dogs.

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Fig. 1. MiriChek Oral Bacter test kit