Zuza, Elizangela Partatade Salis, Ana Maria Vilelade Toledo, Benedicto Egbert CorrêaMendes, Ary José Dias2014-05-272014-05-272006-07-01Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology., v. 8, n. 3, p. 78-82, 2006.1466-2094http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68977Gingivitis is the first manifestation of periodontal disease, and is characterized by painless and slow evolution. Early diagnosis and intervention must be done to avoid the possibility of precocious periodontitis during the childhood or teenage years. The enzymatic BANA test (N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-naphthylamide) was used to evaluate subgingival samples from 54 children between 6 and 9 years of age. Plaque index (PI) and gingival index (GI) were assessed according to the criteria recommended by Löe (1967). Subgingival plaque was collected from the region that featured the greatest periodontal alteration, represented by a higher gingival index. Resulting data were grouped individually according to visible and non-visible plaque and bleeding and non-bleeding gingiva. Results showed that there was no statistically significant correlation between the presence of visible plaque and the positivity of the BANA test, nor was there a statistically significant correlation between the presence of bleeding and the positivity of the BANA test in subgingival samples obtained from children. This study concluded that the BANA test is not an ideal diagnostic test to be applied to children.78-82engdiagnostic agentn benzoylarginine 2 naphthylamidechi square distributionchildenzyme assayevaluationfemalegingivitishumanmaleperiodonticssensitivity and specificitytooth plaqueBenzoylarginine-2-NaphthylamideChi-Square DistributionChildDental PlaqueDental Plaque IndexEnzyme TestsFemaleGingivitisHumansMalePeriodontal IndexSensitivity and SpecificityArtigoAcesso restrito2-s2.0-33747854173