Objective To observe the prevalence ofPorphyromonas gingivalis(Pg),Treponema denticola(Td) andBac- teridesforsythus(Bf) subgingivally in diseased sites of chronic periodontitis (CP) patients.Methods Samples of subgingival plaque were detected by 3 kinds of oligonucleotide DNA probe from 60 sites of CP patients and 10 healthy sites of 10 healthy peo- ple.Results The positive rates ofPg,BfandTdin patients were 91·67%, 90·00% and 95·67% respectively;Pg,Bfand Tdwere detected simultaneously in 83·33% patients andPg,BfandTdwere found to be related with each other(P