Reading 3/27 Flashcards
Determine outcome of gingivitis or pdd:
Balance of host-microbial interaction and host / bac factors
How to change balance bw host and bacterial factors leading to gingivitis or pdd:
red host resistance, inc pl biofilm, inc bac virulence
Cx man of pdd is modified further via:
local and. or systemic factors
Define pl biofilm:
bac deposits not easily be rinsed away
Sites of pl formation:
any solid surface, mucosa
To visualise pl biofilm:
vegetable or synthetic dyes
When does biofilm form?
When a solid structure is placed in an aqueous env
TF? Biofilm can not adhere to restorations.
F
Difference bw dental biofilm and biofilms on mucosal surfaces:
form on non-shedding surface which allows them to form stable communities
Formation of biofilm on solid structure vs. shedding surface allows for:
formation of stable communities
This results in pellicle formation in initial stages of biofilm formation:
adsorption of macromolecules
Ex’s of macromolecules in initial stage of biofilm formation:
salivary mucins and proteins
Bac adhere to pellicle via:
adhesins (surface receps)
How is bac adherence facilitated by the attachment of earlier bac?
growth and synthesis of outer membrane component
Bac mass on biofilm inc due to:
growth of the bac + adherence of new bac
Another factor that inc adherence of additional bac to biofilm:
synthesis of extracellular polymers, attachment for bac that would otherwise not ba able to
Synthesis of these allows for attachment of bac that otherwise not be able to attach directly to pellicle:
extracellular polymers
Superficial layer is bordered by:
fluid layer
Describe superficial layer:
loose, irregular
inc in biofilm thickness leads to:
dec oxygen and nutrient diffusion
Oxygen gradient forms w thickening of bio due to:
use by superficial bac, poor diffusion thru bio matrix
Source of nutrients for superficial pl:
food in saliva
Source of nutrients for microbes in deep perio pockets:
perio tissues, gcf, blood supply, other microorganisms
Major initial colonizers in terms of O2 consumption:
aerobic, facultative anaerobes
This type of bac grow in proportion after Gram + cocci, esp strep, and eventually outnumber:
Gram + rods
Type of bac that may later predominate after Gram+ rods:
Gram + filaments
Ex of Gram + filaments that may predominate after Gram+ rods:
Actinomyces spp.
These allow for adherence of Gram - bac to biofilm:
Receps on Gram + cocci and rods (not filaments? check)
Can Gram - bac adhere directly to pellicle?
no
This inc as proportion of Gram - vs. Gram + bac inc:
heterogenicity of microbes
Factors that help to establish bac communities:
nutrient exchange bw microbes, bacteriotoxin that kill sp bac
How are bac communities established in different sites?
according to local env
Bac sites that are more resistant to antibiotics, req much higher doses:
deep pockets, fissures
More motile rods, perio health or pdd?
pdd
Predominant spp in gi:
Actinomyces (Gram + rods)
Bac implicated in pdd progression:
P. gingivalis, Agg actinomycetemcomitans, P. intermedia, F. nucleatum, Eikenella corrodens, T. denticola, Campylobacter rectus, Capnocytophaga, T. fosrythia
Major components of GCF in early stages of gi:
complements factors, PMNs Macs
Major components of GCF in pdd (adaptive response):
sIgA, IgA, IgM, IgA (supposed to be IgG?), T cell, cytotoxicity
Does bac initiate disease specifically or non?
not clear
3 main theories of role of bac in pdd:
specific, non, and multiple pathogen
What do all 3 theories ignore?
role of host factors
Non-specific theory:
no 1 bac is more sig than any other in causing pdd
Theory that implies the need for all pts to maintain great OH to prevent pdd:
non-specific
Theory that implies you only need to worry about the bac responsible for pdd:
specific
Specific plaque hypothesis may explain:
why many pts w considerable pl don’t have pdd
Theory that implies that we only need to employ procedures that decrease specific bac spp:
Specific
Assuming the specific pathogen leading to pdd is a strict anaerobe, how could we prevent disease?
eliminate pathogen or promote community unable to live in (disrupt biofilm)
Theory that could explain the success of SRP’s in dec pdd:
specific theory: disrupt biofilm, prevent bacteria responsible from attaching (ask? Why SRP disruption of biofilm only implicate one species? Multiple species could be attached that are virulent, non virulent could be the one attaching and virulent attaching to it, etc.
Theory that could allow us to test for at risk pts:
specific, test for only the presence of that bacteria
Potential tx for specific theory:
antibiotic chemotherapy directed at species once antibiotic sensitivities are known, vaccination, peptides to prevent adhesion
Strongest argument for sp theory:
Inc risk for aggressive pdd in Moroccan youth w Aggregabacter actinomycetencomitans, esp JP2 clone
Clone type of Aggregabacter actinomycetencomitans most assoc with aggressive pdd in moroccan youth:
JP2
Theory stating that pdd is due to infection w a relatively small # of interacting bac spp:
multiple pathogen theory
Major difficulty in multiple pathogen theory:
identifying possible combos of pathogens, whole new list could be made w molecular techniques in future once we can culture those spp
TF? The fact that there is a list of predominant bac in pdd sites indicates that they are all involved in tissue damage.
F
Why might the predominant bac be at the pdd sites?
more likely to survive in inflammatory conditions of the deep pockets
Reasons why determining etiology of pdd is difficult:
600+ spp in different ppl, 30-100/ site, habitat determines which can grow, many fastidious or can’t be grown, trouble getting representative spp from a site, contaminating spp may be present + complicate analysis and interpretation, if spp shift during active phase time of sampling is important, current classification of pdd may not be good enough to distinguish bw different types of pdd, each grouping may represent a highly heterogenous group, different sites may break down due to different pathogens, sites may show activity due to one pathogen at one time and bc of another at a later time, difficult to distinguish bw opportunistic spp 2’ to disease vs. causing the disease, difficult to eval possible pairs of spp (P. gingivalis may be present in pts w no disease), different strains of 1 spp may be virulent vs. avirulent, individual variation in immune response
Why aren’t spp id’ed via molecular techniques useful in pdd tx?
wo viable microbes antibiotic sensitivities can’t be determined
initial 1-2d, gi is localized to:
gingival sulcus, subadj perio tissue
initial 1-2d, local gi vasodilation brings these:
IgG, complement, fibrin, more PMNs
Is there an inc in GCF in initial 1-2d?
yes
How do PMN migrate into gingival crevice initial 1-2d?
JE + sulcular epi
Where can few lymphos and macs be found in initial 1-2d?
JE
How are vascular permeability and inc migration of PMNs accomplished in initial 1-2d?
immune complexes form activating classical complement cascade to prod C3/5