On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH takes us through the Socransky bacterial cluster classifications Quotes:  “Socransky evaluated the fact that these particular bacteria had various complexities when it came to the ways in which their pathogenicity is either established a stability of health or contributed to pathogenicity around disease.” “...periodontal disease by itself is not simply a disease of bacteria presence, but rather a disease affiliated with disease producing bacteria and a dysbiosis or an imbalance between the health and disease producing bacteria.” Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com  More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/  Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/  Citations  Mohanty, R., Asopa, S.J., Joseph, M.D., et al. Red complex: Polymicrobial conglomerate in oral flora: A review. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019; 8(11): 3480-3486. Published 2019 Nov 15. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_759_19 Mohanty, R., Asopa, S. J., Joseph, M. D., Singh, B., Rajguru, J. P., Saidath, K., & Sharma, U. (2019). Red complex: Polymicrobial conglomerate in oral flora: A review. Journal of family medicine and primary