1/9 Endodontic Kingsley Microbiology and Immunology Flashcards
Infection pathways to reach dental pulp include:
- dentinal tubules through carious lesions
- open cavity (direct pulp exposure)
- periodontal membrane
- bloodstream (anachoresis)
Porphyromonas species are _____ and _______
“red complex” periodontal and endodontic pathogens
Porphyromonas classification
- Gram-negative
- non-motile
- anaerobic
Porphyromonas spp produce ____ which converts hemoglobin to ______
Hemolysin; black pigment
Porphyromonas spp - virulence factors
- LPS (endotoxin), causes inflammation
- fimbriae (adhesion)
- capsular polysaccharide (anti-phagocytic)
- gingipains
What are gingipains?
Proteases that induce proinflammatory breakdown of periodontal tissues
Red complex high risk pathogens
- Porphyromonas spp.
- Treponema spp.
- Tannerella forsythia
Treponema spp - classification
- Gram-negative
- anaerobic
- spirochete (motile)
Treponema spp. - virulence factors
- resistant to human beta defensins
- LPS (endotoxin), causes inflammation
- coaggregation with P. gingivalis to stimulate gingipain production
Treponema spp. coaggregate with P. gingivalis to stimulate ____ production
Gingipain
Where are beta defensins found?
In saliva and blood (susceptible to complement)
HBD1 or DEFB1 rs11362 is associated with:
High DMFT scores
Tannerella forsythia - classification
- Gram-negative
- fusiform
- anaerobic
____ is strongly associated with smoking
Tannerella forsythia
Tannerella forsythia - virulence factors
- LPS (inflammation)
- BspA
- glycosidases
Tannerella forsythia can cause endodontal infection with what kind of presentation?
- “pink tooth” - chronic pulpal inflammation leading to internal tooth resorption
- caused by BspA
MUC7 gene 6/6 has ____ caries risk
Increased
Tannerella glycosidases degrade ____ which expose _____
Proteoglycans; adhesion sites
Orange complex - moderate risk pathogens
- Prevotella spp.
- Fusobacterium spp.
- Gram positive anaerobic rods
- Gram positive cocci
Endodontic microbiota - gram positive anaerobic rods examples
- Actinomyces spp.
- Eubacterium spp.
- Slacka exigua
Endodontic microbiota - gram positive cocci example
Streptococcus spp.
Prevotella species are ____ microbes
Black pigmented, “orange complex”
Prevotella sp. classification
- gram-negative
- anaerobic
- coccobacilli