Entamoeba Gingivalis

Entamoeba gingivalis is a smooth muscle parasite of the human oropharynx. The species status of entamob is often determined by the structure, size and presence of the cytoplasmic reticulum, but its sexually mature form is absent.

A flat amoeba ranging in size from 6 to 35 microns (average size 19x16 microns). The anterior region of the cell is thicker than the posterior one, the edges are swollen. The capsule is missing. The nuclei are large, their number is equal to the number of functionally active cells. In their structure they resemble red blood cells. The EN cytoplasm contains up to 5 bundles of thin filaments about



Entamoeba gingivalis is a species of amoeba of the family. Endamobidae, which does not form cysts and lives in the human mouth. Although this species is non-pathogenic to humans, it can cause a number of oral problems.

Entamebiosis occurs almost only in patients with oral health problems, such as diabetes, smoking, alcoholism, low immunity, taking medications, concomitant oral diseases or systemic diseases. As it was found out, the most common cause of the development of entamebiosis is infections of weakened organisms. The cause of the disease is protozoan microorganisms that may be present in the patient’s mouth and are found in the exhaled air. First of all,