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Dental biofilm is a major etiology factor in the development of

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Dental caries
Initiation and progression of periodontal disease

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Materal alba

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• Loosely adherent
• Cellular debris: Epithelial cells, White blood cells (PMNS), Red blood cells
• Mass of bacteria, viruses and yeasts
• Non-specific location

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Biofilm definition

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Polymicrobial ( mostly bacteria (several hundred species of bacteria) and other organism) ecosystem
• Well-organized complex community of bacteria
• Not evenly distributed

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Where does biofilm develop? How is that relevant to us?

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On any wet surface

Develops on:
• Dentition: Adheres tenaciously to tooth surfaces restorations and prosthetic appliances
• Soft tissue surfaces
• Thrive in dental water and suction lines: Primary source of delivery of contaminated water

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The bacterial micro colonies in biofilm cluster to form

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mushroom shaped micro colonies attached to tooth surface at a narrow base

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The bacteria in biofilm are embedded in ______.

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Extracellular slime layer

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What is the extracellular slime layer made out of?

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Glucose polymer glucan - produced by bacteria

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Function of extracellular slime layer

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  1. Sticky protective barrier surrounding micro colonies. Protection from physical or chemical destruction
    A. Protection from other bacteria

B. Prevents deep penetration of antimicrobial drugs and antiseptic rinses. Thickened by drug-resistant antimicrobial bacteria

C. Protects bacteria against leukocytes. In fact, the substances released by leukocytes (inflammatory response) to bacteria damage surrounding tissue more than bacteria

  1. Adherence and Aggregation
  2. Maintains integrity of biofilm
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Fluid channel

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Series of fluid channels penetrate slime layer to provide nutrients and oxygen to bacteria, as well as allow movement of bacterial metabolites, waste products, and enzymes

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Microcolonies use _____to communicate with each other

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Chemical signals (this is called the communication system)

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Symbiosis Versus Dysbiosis

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Symbiosis
• Harmony; mutually beneficial relationship between host and commensal (normal flora) bacteria

Dysbiosis
• Imbalance of relationship between microbial colonies and host

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Biofilm provides bacteria with an advantage permitting long-term survival within

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sulcus or pocket environment

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Subgingival biofilm remarkably resistant to

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• Antibiotics administered systemically
• Antimicrobials administered locally
• Body’s defense system

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Since biofilm is so resistant to antimicrobial agents, they are best when used in conjunction with:

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mechanical cleaning that removes or disrupts the dental plaque biofilm

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The dose of antimicrobial agents need to kill free floating bacteria not in biofilm

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HOWEVER……
• Dose needed to kill free floating bacteria
• Increased approx. 1500 times →
• Kill patient before the biofilm bacteria

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Biofilms can be destroyed by

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wiping them off → disrupting attachment. Most successful means for biofilm infection control is physical (mechanical)
removal

Brushing, flossing, and periodontal instrumentation (scaling, cavitron) (for subgingival biofilm)

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Mechanical cleaning forces bacteria to start over with attachment

If areas cleaned regularly and biofilm is left for more than 24 hours, ___unable to develop

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mature and complex biofilm

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Essential component in treatment of periodontitis with regard to subgingival biofilm

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Frequent periodontal instrumentation of subgingival root surfaces

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Five phases of Dental biofilm formation

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Divided into five phases
1. Initial Attachment of Bacteria to Pellicle
2. Initial colonization
3. Secondary colonization
4. Extracellular slime layer and microcolony formation
5. Formation of mature subgingival plaque biofilms

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First phase of dental biofilm formation: Initial Attachment of Bacteria to Pellicle

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Few hours after pellicle formation
• Bacteria attach to outer surface of pellicle
• Connect to pellicle and each other with hundreds of hairlike structures - Fimbriae

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Pellicle

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• Thin coating composed of salivary glycoproteins
• Protect from acidic activity
• Attaches to tooth surface within minutes of a cleaning
• Acts like double-sided adhesive tape
• Provides a sticky surface for attachment by bacteria
• Nutrient source for bacteria

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Second phase of dental biofilm formation: Initial Colonization of the Tooth Surface:

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New Bacteria Join In
• Bacteria stick tooth surface
• Within first 2 days (no further cleaning is undertaken) tooth’s supragingival surface is colonized predominantly by gram-positive bacteria

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Third phase of dental biofilm formation: Secondary Colonization

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• Produce substances which stimulate other free-floating bacteria to join community

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Fourth phase of dental biofilm formation: Production of Extracellular Slime Layer and Microcolonies formation

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Production of Extracellular Slime Layer

• Attachment to tooth stimulates bacteria to excrete slimy glue-like substance - glucan
• Anchors bacteria to tooth
• Provides protection for attached bacteria

Microcolony Formation

•Once tooth surface covered with attached bacteria, biofilm grows by cell division of adherent bacteria primarily and attachment of new bacteria
• Proliferating bacteria begin to grow away from tooth; called Bacterial blooms
• There are periods when specific species or groups of species grow at rapidly accelerated rates

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Fifth phase of dental biofilm formation: Formation of Formation of mature subgingival plaque biofilms
• Bacteria cluster together to form mushroom-shaped microcolonies • Attached at narrow base • Formation of complex collections of different bacteria linked to one another Types of organisms in biofilm vary • Individuals • Sites Dental biofilms identified based on surface of tooth in relation to gingival margin • Supragingival • Subgingival
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Presence of supragingival plaque biofilm influences subgingival plaque biofilm:
• Growth • Accumulation • Pathogenicity
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How does bacteria get subgingivally?
Inflammation and edema alter anatomic relationship of gingival margin and tooth • Allows Bacterial invasion • Further bacterial multiplication
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Subgingival Plaque Biofilm bacterial description and how they injury periodontal tissues
• Anaerobic • Motile • Gram negative • Asaccharolytic: Uses proteins for nutrients Cause direct injury to periodontium • Toxins • Enzymes • Metabolic products Indirect injury via inflammatory response
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3 zones of subgingival plaque
Tooth attached Epithelial attached Unattached
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Tooth attached plaque biofilm
• Densely packed • Adherent to tooth from gingival margin to junctional epithelium • Inner layers Gram+ • Gram - cocci and filaments • Anaerobes and aerobes • Less virulent • Removed by scaling and root planing
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Epithelial Attached Plaque Biofilm
• Loosely packed • Adherent to epithelium (tissue) of pocket • Gram -, motile and anaerobes • Spirochetes • Can invade CT and be found on surface of alveolar bone • Most virulent and detrimental to periodontal tissues • Surgically removed
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Unattached Plaque
• Free floating in pocket • Protected from mechanical forces • Gram - rods and spirochetes, motile, anaerobes • Removed by flushing
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Bacteria Associated with Health Range of bacteria that can be cultured from a individual’s healthy sulci Gram positive and/or gram negative? What %? Two specific bacteria names Motile or non-motile? Can pathogenic pathogens be in a healthy sulcus?
• 100 to 1,000 bacteria can be cultured from an individual healthy sulci • 75 to 80% gram + • Most of remaining bacteria are gram - • Streptococci and Actinomyces • Non motile • Periodontal pathogens can inhabit healthy sulci in small proportions
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General bacterial characteristics in health and disease
Health • Gram Positive • Aerobic • Nonmotile • Saccharolytic Disease • Gram Negative • Anaerobic • Motile • Asaccharolytic
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Bacteria Associated with Periodontitis Range if cultured from an individual site Gram negative or gram positive? Aerobic or anaerobic? Mobile or nonmobile? As the disease progresses what happens the flora?
• 100,000 to 100,000,000 bacteria can be cultured from individual site • Large number of gram -, anaerobes and motile bacteria • Disease progresses → more complex flora • REMEMBER: Bacterial composition of periodontitis differs significantly from patient to patient and from site to site
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All periodontal infections are associated with or caused by
**multiple** bacteria • Polymicrobial nature / mixed infections
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Presence of beneficial organisms and how it affects periodontal pathogens
can modify effects of pathogens and reduce likelihood of disease progression
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Fusobacterium nucleatum Characteristics What it is associated with Prominent component of Virulence factors
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Porphyromonas gingivalis Importance in periodontitis Characteristics What cell it invades
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Tannerella forsythia virulence factors (4)
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Porphyromonas gingivitis virulence factors (6)
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Treponema denticola
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans virulence factors (7)
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Are periodontal disease contagious?
No, transmission doesn’t equal disease
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How are periodontal pathogens spread or transmitted?
Vertical (different generations) • Risk of contracting disease from family members • Living in close contact • Passed directly through saliva • Requires long-term exposure Horizontal (same generation) • Kissing primary means
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What is virulence? Bacteria must have these characteristics to be virulent (3)
Definition: ability to cause disease 1. Proximity to tissue • Withstand mechanical forces of oral cavity and able to adhere • Cell surface characteristics for survival 2. Ability to evade host defenses 3. Ability to destroy tissue
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Bacterial Invasion
• Penetrate epithelium lining and invade CT • Both Gram + and - bacteria been ID in CT and near alveolar bone • **A.a., P. gingivalis, T denticola, T forsythia directly invade host tissue cells** • Presence of bacteria within the tissues makes periodontitis more resistant to treatment
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Tissue Destruction: Mechanisms of Bacterial Action
Direct • Endotoxic • Exotoxic • Enzymes Indirect • Immunopathologic
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Bacterial Endotoxic • Lipopolisaccharide - LPS
• Released from cell walls of gram - bacteria • Cytotoxic - agent kills living cells • Initiate inflammation • Cause soft tissue destruction • Stimulate bone resorption
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Bacterial Exotoxins
• Harmful proteins released from bacterial cell • Act on host cells at a distance • A.a. produces leukotoxin that enable bacteria to destroy leukocytes in the sulcus or pocket
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Bacterial Enzymes What does it assist bacteria to do? How does it affect the epithelial lining? Which periodontal pathogens commonly seen periodontitis have enzymes? Bacterial enzymes contribute contribute to the breakdown of what in connective tissue? Bacterial enzymes promote migration of what ? Bacterial enzymes diminish the ability of what to defend the host?
• Assist bacteria in invading tissue • Increase permeability of the epithelial lining • Easier penetration of sulcular epithelium • A. a., P. gingivalis • Contribute to the breakdown of collagen fibers and ground substance in CT • Promote apical migration of the JE along the root surface • Diminish the ability of immunoglobulins and other body proteins to defend the host
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Enzymes which Breakdown Periodontal Tissues
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What are Host Derived Enzymes?
Host Derived Enzymes • matrix metalloproteinases • Degrade collagen and proteoglycans • Cause osteoclastic bone resorption
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Indirect Effect Immunopathologic Mechanism
• Dual host immune response • Protective • Contributes to periodontal breakdown • Bacterial antigens stimulate the immune response • Cell mediated and Humoral

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