Effect of periodontal treatment on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans colonization and serum IgG levels against A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes and Omp29 of aggressive periodontitis patients.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the periodontal treatment on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans JP2 clone, and the IgG serum levels against its outer membrane protein (Omp29) and A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes in aggressive periodontitis (AgP). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients with generalized (GAgP), 10 with localized (LAgP), and 10 healthy controls were included. AgP participants were submitted to periodontal treatment-scaling and root planing plus antibiotics (SRP+A). Periodontal parameters, for example, probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL), were evaluated at baseline and at 1-year. Serum IgG against Omp29 and serotypes a, b, and c were determined by ELISA. The levels of A. actinomycetemcomitans JP2 clone were determined in subgingival biofilm samples by qPCR. RESULTS: Periodontal treatment resulted in significant reductions of PD, CAL, and IgG levels against Omp29, serotypes b, and c. After therapy, IgG levels against A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes, as well as the levels of the JP2 clone in AgP, became similar to controls. The reduction in JP2 clone count was correlated with a reduction of PD and IgG response against Omp29. CONCLUSION: Scaling and root planing plus antibiotics decreased IgG levels response against Omp29 and A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes involved in the disease (b and c), while the serum response increased against tne commensal serotype (a), similar to what occurs in periodontally healthy individuals.

Orthodontic treatment in patients with aggressive periodontitis.

INTRODUCTION: Aggressive periodontitis (AP) is a condition that promotes breakdown of the periodontal tissues in a short time. In severe cases, pathologic migration of teeth and tooth loss can occur, producing esthetic and functional problems for the patient. Orthodontic treatment may be recommended to restore esthetics and masticatory function. We assessed the effects of orthodontic movement in the periodontal tissues of treated patients with AP. METHODS: Ten subjects (ages 25.0 ± 5.22 years) with AP received periodontal treatment followed by orthodontic treatment. Maintenance sessions were performed monthly under a strict dental biofilm control. They were compared with 10 periodontally healthy subjects (ages 22.9 ± 5.23 years) who received orthodontic treatment. Probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, and dental plaque index were measured at baseline, after orthodontic treatment, and after 4 months. RESULTS: Statistical analysis showed improvement in all clinical parameters between baseline and 4 months after orthodontic treatment: probing pocket depth (0.29 mm), clinical attachment level (0.38 mm), bleeding on probing (4.0%), and dental plaque index (11%). CONCLUSIONS: The periodontal parameters of the AP patients remained stable during orthodontic treatment under strict biofilm control.

Análise clínica e de citocinas no fluido gengival de pacientes com periodontite agressiva - estudo longitudinal / Clinical and cytokines analyzes on the gingival fluid of patients with aggressive periodontitis - longitudinal study

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os parâmetros clínicos periodontais: profundidade clínica de sondagem, nível clínico de inserção e sangramento a sondagem e os níveis de IL-17, M-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1, ICAM-1 IL-8, IL-10, IL-1?, TNF-?, IL-4 no fluido gengival de pacientes portadores de periodontite agressiva, comparando esses valores aos dados obtidos de sujeitos periodontalmente saudáveis, além de comparar os dados clínicos e imunológicos iniciais aos obtidos após um ano de tratamento nos pacientes com periodontite agressiva. Foram selecionados 37 pacientes portadores de periodontite agressiva e oito pacientes periodontalmente saudáveis, utilizados como grupo controle. Após a realização do exame clínico periodontal em todos os dentes, foi escolhido um sítio profundo de cada paciente com paeriodontite e um sítio raso dos pacientes saudáveis para coleta do fluido gengival. Todos os pacientes receberam tratamento periodontal que consistiu de orientação de higiene bucal, raspagens, remoção de fatores de retenção do biofilme bacteriano, polimento e uso de antibióticos. As amostras obtidas foram processadas e analisadas com um painel de 10 citocinas através de um ensaio multiplex. As análises estatísticas mostraram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os doentes e os saudáveis em relação a GM-CSF, IL-4, IL-8 e MCP-1.

Quando foi feita a comparação longitudinal dos pacientes com periodontite agressiva, houve aumento após o tratamento para GM-CSF, ICAM-1, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17, MCP-1 e TNF-?. Com isso, pode-se concluir que mesmo após o tratamento periodontal com consultas trimestrais de manutenção e melhora dos parâmetros clínicos nos pacientes com PA que tinham um baseline mais inflamado, foi observado que alguns biomarcadores continuaram elevados, o que pode significar que esses pacientes continuam a apresentar atividade de doença ou que alguns desses biomarcadores não têm significância clínica para esses pacientes.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal clinical parameters: clinical probing depth, clinical attachment level and bleeding on probing and the IL-17, M-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1, ICAM-1, IL-8, IL-10, IL-1?, TNF-? and IL-4 levels in gingival crevicular fluid of aggressive periodontitis subjects, comparing these values with some data obtained from periodontal healthy patients, and also comparing clinic and immunologic initial data with the obtained after one year of treatment of aggressive periodontitis. The sample had 37 patients with aggressive periodontitis and 8 subjects clinically healthy, as control group. After the full periodontal examination, each patient with periodontitis had a deep site chosen, and a shallow site of the healthy ones, for collecting gingival fluid. All patients received periodontal treatment with oral hygiene, scaling, removal of retention factors, polishing and antibiotics. The obtained samples were processed and analyzed with a panel of 10 cytokines through a multiplex test. The statistical analyzes showed that there was no significant statistical difference between subjects with PA and healthy subjects with regard to GM-CSF, IL-4, IL-8 and MCP-1 levels.When longitudinal comparison of the subjects was made, it was noted some increase for GM-CSF, ICAM-1, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17, MCP-1 and TNF-?. Then, it can be concluded that, even after the periodontal treatment with trimestral maintenance and improvement on the clinical parameters, some biomarkers are still elevated, what can mean one of those possibilities: or the patients are still presenting some activity of the disease, or that some of these biomarkers don't have any clinical significance for this patients.

Impacto de um diagnóstico periodontal deficiente em pacientes com periodontite agressiva submetidos a tratamento ortodôntico: relato de uma série de casos / Impact of a poor periodontal diagnosis in subjects with aggressive periodontitis under orthodontic treatment: a case series

Objetivo: apresentar uma série de casos clínicos em que pacientes em tratamento ortodôntico foram diagnosticados como portadores de periodontite agressiva. Métodos: foram encontrados quatro casos em um grupo de 46 indivíduos, participantes de um estudo na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo (FOUSP). Todos os pacientes estavam sob tratamento ortodôntico, embora tivessem doença periodontal não controlada. Clinicamente, apresentavam extensa perda de inserção clínica, bolsas profundas, abscessos e sangramento à sondagem. Ao serem questionados sobre o exame inicial, os pacientes relataram não ter recebido sondagem clínica periodontal antes da instalação do aparelho ortodôntico. Conclusão: podemos concluir que um exame clínico periodontal inicial é essencial para a prevenção de problemas clínicos irreversíveis, que são agravados pelo tratamento ortodôntico.

Detection of specific periodontal microorganisms from bacteraemia samples after periodontal therapy using molecular-based diagnostics.

AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the presence of subgingival pathogens in peripheral blood samples from periodontitis patients before and after scaling and root planing (Sc/RP) using nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 42 patients with severe generalized chronic or aggressive periodontitis. In each patient, four samples of peripheral blood were drawn at different times: immediately before the Sc/RP procedure; immediately after Sc/RP; 15 and 30 min. post-Sc/RP. Blood samples were analysed for bacteraemia with anaerobic culturing and nested PCR, using universal bacterial primers that target the 16S-rRNA gene of most bacteria, subsequently re-amplified with specific primers to Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Tannerella forsythia, Eikenella corrodens, Campylobacter rectus and Prevotella intermedia, using a modified phenol-chloroform method for DNA extraction. RESULTS: Presence of specific periodontal pathogens in peripheral blood after treatment was detected in 54.8% of the patients, in 47.6% with anaerobic culturing and in 19% with nested PCR. In 16.6%, the periodontal pathogens were detected before Sc/RP. P. gingivalis and A. actynomicetemcomitans were the pathogens most frequently detected in the bloodstream before and after Sc/RP. CONCLUSIONS: Nested PCR demonstrated the presence of DNA from periodontal pathogens in blood samples in severe periodontitis patients before, during and after periodontal therapy. The use of these molecular-based techniques may improve the accuracy from the results obtained by haemoculture.

Systemic antimicrobials adjunctive to a repeated mechanical and antiseptic therapy for aggressive periodontitis: a 6-month randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to compare the additional benefit of systemic antimicrobials versus placebos to a repeated mechanical instrumentation combined with comprehensive local chemical plaque control for the periodontal treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP). METHODS: This was a 6-month randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial. All GAgP patients received full-mouth disinfection followed by staged scaling and root planing without (placebo group; n = 17) or with (test group; n = 18) systemic antimicrobials (500 mg amoxicillin [AMX] + 250 mg metronidazole [MET]; three times a day for 10 days). Clinical parameters were measured at baseline and 3 and 6 months post-therapy. Significant differences between groups at baseline were sought by using the Mann-Whitney U test, whereas comparisons over time were examined by using a general linear model repeated measures procedure. RESULTS: Both groups demonstrated similar improvements in most parameters over time. The test group presented a greater mean probing depth (PD) reduction and clinical attachment level (CAL) gain at sites with initially moderate PD at 6 months (P <0.03). No differences were seen between groups regarding mean reductions and mean gains, respectively, for PD and CAL initially ≥7 mm. The test group presented a higher percentage of sites that improved ≥2 mm and ended up with PD ≤4 mm or a lower percentage of sites that worsened ≥2 mm and remained with PD >4 mm at 3 months (P <0.01). No differences were noticed between groups for these parameters at 6 months. CONCLUSION: AMX + MET brought additional clinical effects to the repeated mechanical and antiseptic treatment of GAgP in a very short time (3 months), which tended to fade away over time (6 months).

Doenças periodontais destrutivas na dentadura decídua: I. Periodontite associada à neutropenia / Destructive periodontal diseases in the primary dentition: I. Periodontitis associated with neutropenia

As doenças periodontais na dentadura decídua ainda são pouco estudadas e esclarecidas, principalmente as de características destrutivas. Enquanto a gengivite é freqüentemente relatada, a periodontite é tratada de forma tangencial. Dentre as doenças periodontais relevantes na Odontopediatria, destaca-se a periodontite associada à neutropenia. Nessa linha de racioncínio, o presente artigo apresenta o conceito da neutropenia e sua relação com as seqüelas indesejáveis ao periodonto do paciente infantil, tais como, perdas ósseas extensas e generalizadas, retração gengival, formação de bolsas periodontais e conseqüente perda precoce de dentes decíduos. Frente a essas considerações, é fundamental que o odontopediatra tenha conhecimento dessas alterações, para que se possam incluir esses conceitos em seus exames clínicos de rotina, bem como estabelecer um plano de tratamento preventivo e curativo, visando o bem-estar no contexto da saúde geral da criança

Síndrome de Papillon-Lefèvre / Papilon-Lefèvre syndrome

A sindrome de Papillon-Lefèvre (SP_L) é uma entidade patológica que compromete os tecidos de proteção e suporte dos dentes e provoca graves alterações dermatológicas. Frente a tais manifestações o Diagnóstico Bucal assume papel de destaque no estudo de suas características clínicas, radiográficas e histopatológicas, que levam à conduta terapêutica adequada, bem como o prognóstico. Neste trabalho esses aspectos são abordados e ilustrados com um caso clínico