Wk2 Upper GI micro Flashcards
Disease mechanism in dental caries:
microbial proliferation and invasion
Disease mechanism for gingivitis and peridontitis:
host immune response
Factor facilitating dental disease:
plaque biofilm
General definition for plaque biofilm:
Two or more species of bacteria enclosed in a glycocalyx
“Good guys” of oral cavity bacteria:
S. sanguinis
S. mitis
One way good Strep species protect the oral cavity:
hydrogen peroxide production
Typical gram stain for cavity causing bacteria:
gram +
Typical gram stain for bacteria causing disease below the gum line:
gram -
Bad oral Strep?
S. mutans
S. mutans
Shape?
Cocci (beads on a string)
S. mutans
Catalase ?
catalase negative
How do S. mutans feel about oxygen?
facultative anaerobe
S. mutans
? hemolytic
alpha
viridans group
S. mutans
Optochin ?
resistant
S. mutans VF for binding to pellicle?
AgI/II
What is a dental pellicle?
a protein film that forms on the surface enamel by selective binding of glycoproteins from saliva that prevents continuous deposition of salivary calcium phosphate. It forms in seconds after a tooth is cleaned or after chewing. It protects the tooth from the acids produced by oral microorganisms after consuming carbohydrates.
Constituents of the pellicle
synthesize glucans from sucrose
binding site for S. mutans
Gtfs’s
glucosyltransferases
low abundance microbe capable of orchestrating periodontal inflammation by remodeling normal symbiotic microbiota into dysbiotic state:
keystone pathogens
red group
keystone pathogen
spirochete
Treponema denticola