Bases microbiológicas para a terapia periodontal

The search for the etiologic agents of periodontal diseases started in the Golden Era of medical bacteriology, when the etiologic agents of many bacterial infections were isolated and characterized. After the initial enthusiasm in establishing the infectious nature and the true agents of periodontal diseases, this concept was virtually ignored for the next four decades. Until the early 1970s treatment regimens based on the non-specific plaque hypothesis were directed towards a non-specific reduction in plaque amount. Later, the specific plaque hypothesis established the role of some microorganisms such as A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, T. forsythensis, T. denticola, P. intermedia and F. nucleatum in different forms of periodontal diseases. It was recently suggested that these suspected periodontal pathogens seem to not act alone and interactions between species, especially the balance between pathogenic and beneficial species affect both progression of disease and response of tissues to periodontal therapy. Nowadays it is well established that one of the goals of therapy is to control such periodontal pathogens. Among the most commonly used therapies to treat periodontal infections are scaling and root planing (SRP), supragingival plaque control and periodontal surgeries. Many studies confirmed the reduction of "red complex" species by SRP, and apically repositioned flap can lead to an additional beneficial effect in the subgingival microbiota by decreasing levels of "red" and "orange complexes" species. Furthermore, the level of plaque control maintained by the patients has been considered a crucial step in preventing recurrence of destructive periodontitis.A busca pelos agentes etiológicos das doenças periodontais iniciou na Época de Ouro da bacteriologia médica, quando os agentes de diversas infecções foram identificados. Após o entusiasmo inicial em estabelecer a natureza infecciosa da doença periodontal, este conceito foi ignorado por quatro décadas. Até o início dos anos 70, terapias baseadas na hipótese da placa não-específica focavam a redução da quantidade de placa. Posteriormente, a hipótese da placa específica determinou o papel de alguns microorganismos como A.actinomycetemcomitams, P.gingivalis, T.forsythensis, T.denticola , P.intermedia e F.nucleatum nas diferentes formas de doença periodontal. Recentemente, foi sugerido que estes patógenos periodontais não atuam isoladamente e interações entre espécies, como o equilíbrio entre bactérias patogênicas e benéficas afetam a progressão da doença e a resposta tecidual à terapia periodontal. Atualmente está bem estabelecido que um dos objetivos da terapia é o controle destes patógenos. Dentre as terapias mais freqüentemente utilizadas no tratamento da periodontite estão raspagem e alisamento radicular (RAR), controle da placa supragengival e cirurgias periodontais. Muitos estudos confirmaram a redução de espécies do "complexo vermelho" pela RAR, e mostraram que o retalho reposicionado apicalmente pode levar a um efeito benéfico adicional na microbiota subgengival pela diminuição nos níveis de espécies dos "complexos vermelho" e "laranja". Além disso, o controle de placa mantido pelos indivíduos é considerado determinante para a prevenção da recorrência de doença periodontal destrutiva

Relationships Among IL-6, TNF-α, Adipokines, Vitamin D and Chronic Periodontitis

Objectives to explore relationships among serum adipokines, vitamin D, clinical and microbial parameters of chronic periodontitis before and after treatment. Methods weight, height and smoking status were recorded for 56 patients with chronic periodontitis. Plaque, gingivitis, bleeding on probing (BOP), suppuration, pocket depth (PD) and attachment level (AL) were measured at all teeth present. Subgingival biofilm samples from each tooth were analyzed for levels of 40 bacterial species using checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization. Serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), adiponectin, leptin, resistin and vitamin D were measured at baseline. Sample collection was then performed in a subset of the population 6 months post-therapy (n=17). Serum samples were analyzed using ELISA and immunoassays. Differences in clinical, microbial and serum factors among groups were sought using the Mann-Whitney test. Correlations among factors were evaluated using regression analysis. Effects of therapy were sought using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test Results There were positive correlations between adiponectin/vitamin D and between IL-6/leptin; negative correlations between IL-6/vitamin D, and leptin/vitamin D, but no associations between serum analytes and clinical or microbial parameters. Gender and BMI were associated with levels of adipokines. Periodontal therapy improved clinical and microbiological parameters, but did not influence the levels of serum analytes. Conclusions Adipokines and IL-6 levels were affected by gender and BMI. Serum analytes were not influenced by periodontal therapy

Multilevel analysis of clinical parameters in chronic periodontitis after root planing/scaling, surgery, and systemic and local antibiotics: 2-year results

Aim: Find the periodontal treatment that best maintained clinical results over time evaluated by changes in pocket depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL). Methods: 229 patients with chronic periodontitis from USA (n=134) and Sweden (n=95) were randomly assigned to eight groups receiving 1 scaling+root planing (SRP) alone or combined with 2 surgery (SURG)+systemic amoxicillin (AMOX)+systemic metronidazole (MET); 3 SURG+local tetracycline (TET); 4 SURG; 5 AMOX+MET+TET; 6 AMOX+MET; 7 TET; and 8 SURG+AMOX+MET+TET. Antibiotics were given immediately after SRP. Plaque, gingival redness, bleeding on probing, suppuration, PD, and CAL were recorded at baseline and after 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Treatment effects were evaluated by linear multilevel regression and logistic multilevel regression models. We considered only data from sites with a baseline PD of at least 5 mm of 187 patients completing the study. Results: Surgically treated patients experienced most CAL loss. Adjunctive therapy including SURG was most effective in reducing PD. Combining SURG with AMOX, MET, and TET gave significant clinical benefits. Past and current smoking habits were significant predictors of deeper PD. Only current smoking was a significant predictor of CAL loss. Bleeding, accumulation of plaque, gingival redness, and suppuration were significant predictors of further CAL loss and deeper PD. Conclusions: Both surgical and non-surgical therapies can be used to arrest chronic periodontitis. SURG+AMOX+MET+TET gave best maintenance of clinical results

Comparison between polymerase chain reaction-based and checkerboard DNA hybridization techniques for microbial assessment of subgingival plaque samples Periodontal diseases are infections caused primarily by bacteria living in

Abstract Aim: To compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with subsequent reverse hybridization (micro-IDent test) and checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization for the identification of 13 bacterial species in subgingival plaque samples. Material and Methods: Subgingival plaque samples were taken using paper points and curettes from two sites each with pocket depth o4, 4-6 and 46 mm at baseline and 3 months in 25 periodontitis subjects and two sites in 25 periodontally healthy subjects. Samples were analysed for their content of 13 bacterial species using both assays. Similarities for each species between techniques were determined using regression analysis. Differences between health and periodontitis were determined using the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Three hundred and fifty samples were evaluated using both techniques. Regression analysis indicated that 10/13 test species showed significant positive correlations between the counts determined by checkerboard analysis and levels determined by the PCR-based test after adjusting for 13 comparisons. The highest rank correlations of 0.58, 0.49 and 0.46 were seen for Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Eubacterium nodatum, respectively (po0.0001). Both tests could distinguish samples from healthy and periodontitis subjects. Conclusion: Detection patterns of 10/13 test species in subgingival plaque samples from periodontitis and healthy subjects were similar using the two molecular techniques