mini assessment 5-10 Flashcards
1-Leewenhoek
2-W.D. Miller
3-Clark
4-Fitzgerald
5-Loesche
6-Marsh
1-microscopic
2-chemo-parasitic theory
3-S. Mutans
4-S. Mutans from lesions
5-plaque theory
6-ecological plaque
Non Specific Plaque Hypothesis
Dental Plaque= dental disease but the decay= non specific because of overgrowth of acidogenic bacteria Prevent it by removing plaque
Oral Microbiology—Miller
1- plaque
2- susceptible host
3- fermentable carbohydrate
4-acid production
5- cavity (demineralization)
Caries are Initiated By
Time, Host (teeth), Biofilm (bacteria), Nutrients
Specific Plaque Hypothesis
-ONLY dental plaque colonized by SPECIFIC bacterial species
Within Caries= S. Mutans & Lactobacillus Caries are SUCROSE DEPENDENT
S. Mutans
- most common in caries
- reproduce + survive best in low pH
- diff survival rates
S. Sanguis
- Fimbriae attach to pellicle
- Both S. mutans & S. sanguis
- increase risk for caries
- difficult to get rid of
Lactobacilli
- not original colonizers, only secondary
- acid via fermentation
- come before teeth eruption
- on the dorsum of the tongue
- not needed for lesion development
- comes with S. Mutans & S. sabrinus
- demineralization once lesions begins
1- acidogenic
2-aciduric
3-glucansformation
4-extracellularpolysaccharides
5-intracellularpollysaccharides
1- transports sugars and converts them to acid
2- they thrive at low pH
3-GTF
4-adheres to tooth
5- provides energy when sugars aren’t available
Nutrient Sources
Sugars—so polysaccharides stick Sucrose—generate acid: pH decreases=demineralization of tooth and an increase in s.mutans= biofilm
Demineralization
Occurs below at 5.5—stephens curve
Cariogenicity
S. Mutans & sucrose combine to make glucans that will help with adhesion to tooth, and increase the energy source for bacteria (more acid)
Dental Plaque Formation
1- pellicle formation- acellular protein film from saliva
2-0-4 hours- single bacteria colonizes (sanguis. mitis. actinomyces)
3-4-24- microcolonies
4-1-14- microbial succession towards actinomyces
5- 2 weeks and plaque is mature
Biofilm
microorganisms attached to surface in matrix of extracellular polymers of host/bacteria (plaque) -resistant to antibiotics while individually it isnt
Biofilm Cycle
1-cell attaches and adheres
2- grows
3-Detaches and spreads
Biofilm Characteristics
- Complex structure
- responsive to environment
- Detaches and sprads
- Quorum Sensing
- Resistant to antibiotics
Lactobacillus
S. Mutans
S. Sanguis
Actinomyces
Lactobacillus
acid via fermentation
caries
not needed for lesions
root caries
secondary colonizers
Restorative Model of Care
Exam cavity
remove
operate
replace with filling
recall
1- healthy enamel
2- initial, no cavity lesion
3- cavitation
4- root caries below filling
5- recurrent cavitation
6- loss of crown
Chewing Gum
Xylitol & Sorbitol
xyliotol- plaque reducing effect, attracts and then starves bacteria so it helps remineralize
Fluoride
inhibits enolase of S. Mutans
pentrates white spot lesions
—fluoride resistant S. Mutans are less cariogenic than fluoride sensitive
Chlorhexidine
Surface acting, S.mutans decrease by 50%
Transmission of Oral Flora
Vertically—mother to child
Horizontally—from environment (h20)
Window of Infectivity of S. Mutans
19-31 Mo. (26 mo mainly)
Proximal Caries
adjacent tooth surface—75% chance will spread to other tooth
Where do carious lesions occur
Time: at plaque retentive sites (build up over time)
Susceptibility to Dental Caries
1) mandibular 1st molars
2) Max First Molars/ max and mand 2nd molars
3) 2nd premolars, max incisors, 1st premolars
4) mandibular incisors, canines
Enamel Caries
aka. Smooth surface caries
Beneath plaque as areas of decalcification (white spots)
- less inter rod and mucopolysaccharides
- triangular pattern: APEX towards DEJ and BASE towards tooth SURFACE
Surface Zone
Body
Dark Zone
Transulcent Zone
White Spot Lesion
Dissolves tooth structure= loss of minerals= porosites= white spot lesion
internal loss of minerals but the external is still intact just porous
- Surface Zone
- Body of the Lesion
- unaffected by caries, hypermineralized bc of saliva, pore volume= low
- fluroapatite is formed in surfaceso most mineral loss in under the enamel surface
Bacteria if pores let them through
Dark Zone
- tiny pores, blocking light, but make it opaque
- loss of crystalline structure
Translucent Zone
Pores along the enamel rod