Oral infections Flashcards
Strep mutans
normal flora (G+)
CAVITIES
GLUCOSYL TRANSFERASE
large polysachh slime layer
Lactobacillus
Takes over with drop in pH
Actinomyces viscosus
Catalase(+)
Veillonella
Anaerobic
Gram (-)
Protected by upper (G+)
protects against caries?
Sign of cavity Progression
Increase in bacteria other than S mutans
Use of flouride
hardens
promotes minerilzation
Periodontal disease
like cavities, shift from Gram(+) to (-)
also shift to anaerobes
Gingivitis
red inflamed gums
remove plaque
BAD BREATH
Metallic taste
Periodontitis
TOOTH LOSS IN ADULTS
red gums, shifting teeth
Progression of gingivitis
Porphyromonas gingivalis
BLACK COLONIES
virulence factors
DOESN’T LIKE SUGAR
Capnocytophaga
normal flora
most associated w/ periodotitis
Aggressive periodontitis
Aggregatibacter actino..
Vaccine target
Trench mouth (ANUG)
smoking
malnutrition
easy bleeding at gumline
no systemic involvement
Trenchmouth organisms
Fusobacterium
Treponema
obligate anaerobes
diagnosis:
fusobacteria
spirochetes
leukocytes
Dentoalveolar Diseases
pus
carious lesio
porphyomonas (black), fusobacterium