 "Capnocytophaga" strains are often isolated from periodontal pockets, but also from apical and periodontal abscesses, in association with other bacterial parodontal species.This condition increase alveolar bone loss, attachment loss, tooth mobility, and finally tooth loss.It can cause other diseases widely reported in the literature, such as bacteremia (potentially complicated by septic shock), infections of the musculoskeletal system (osteomyelitis, arthritis), lung (empyema, lung abscess), digestive (peritonitis), maternal-fetal (ovarian abscess, chorioamnionitis), eye (conjunctivitis), heart (endocartitis) or brain (meningitis).