Dentalcare Case Studies Practice Exam

Candida albicans is the exception because the dental microflora case here is about bacterial species associated with periodontal biofilms. The other organisms listed are well-known bacteria or spirochetes commonly detected in dental plaque and subgingival areas, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, and Treponema denticola. Candida albicans is a fungus (yeast), not a bacterium, so it’s not typically identified in the same microflora analyses focused on bacteria.