RESUMO
It is unclear when the initial colonization by periodontal pathogens occurs in the oral cavity. Therefore, we report here the association between specific age groups and the time when the initial colonization by periodontal pathogens occurs in the oral cavity in such groups. Findings are based on an epidemiological analysis of the prevalence of five periodontal pathogens in the oral cavities of a wide range of age populations, from newborn to elderly, who were randomly selected in a geographic region of Brazil. These periodontal pathogens include Campylobacter rectus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella intermedia, and Tannerella forsythia and were analyzed in the bacterial samples isolated from gingival sulcus, the dorsum of the tongue, and cheek mucosa of diverse age groups, using a bacterial DNA-specific PCR method. Results indicated that there are distinct age-related groups where initial colonization by the five periodontal pathogens examined in this study can be detected and that the presence of teeth is a permissive factor for colonization by P. gingivalis, P. intermedia, and T. forsythia. Although it remains unclear exactly how or when target pathogens colonize healthy subjects, an understanding of age-related groups does provide a potentially useful tool in the early detection and prevention of periodontitis in healthy individuals.
Assuntos
Campylobacter/isolamento & purificação , Boca/microbiologia , Doenças Periodontais/epidemiologia , Doenças Periodontais/microbiologia , Porphyromonas gingivalis/isolamento & purificação , Prevotella intermedia/isolamento & purificação , Adolescente , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Placa Dentária/microbiologia , Feminino , Gengiva/microbiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mucosa Bucal/microbiologia , Prevalência , Língua/microbiologiaRESUMO
This cross-sectional study evaluated the periodontal status and the presence of periodontopathogens in 132 young, black ethnic subjects who live in Salvador/Bahia-Brazil and have never smoked. Periodontal Probing Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Plaque Index (PI) and Gingival Index (GI) were measured and analyzed by ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests (p<0.05) according to gender and age. The presence of A.actinomycetemcomitans, P.gingivalis, E.corrodens and F.nucleatum was determined by PCR and was analyzed by ANOVA, Wilcoxon, Student-t tests (p<0.05). Mean values of PPD and CAL were 2.18 and 1.0mm, respectively. Clinical parameters did not show differences between subjects of varying gender and age. The microbial prevalence was observed to be 95.45% for E.corrodens followed by F.nucleatum with 68.18%, A.actinomycetemcomitans with 45.45% and P gingivalis with 40.9%. An association between the presence of pathogens and gender and age was not observed (p<0.05). PPD, CAL and PI were not associated with P.gingivalis; however, GI appeared in higher frequencies among subjects without P.gingivalis. In this young, black ethnic, Brazilian population, a high percentage (96.96%) of subjects harbored at least one selected periodontal pathogen, but most subjects showed a healthy periodontal status. Further investigations are required to evaluate the actual influence of the presence of these bacterial species.
RESUMO
This cross-sectional study evaluated the periodontal status and the presence of periodontopathogens in 132 young, black ethnic subjects who live in Salvador/Bahia-Brazil and have never smoked. Periodontal Probing Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Plaque Index (PI) and Gingival Index (GI) were measured and analyzed by ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests (p 0.05) according to gender and age. The presence of A.actinomycetemcomitans, P.gingivalis, E.corrodens and F.nucleatum was determined by PCR and was analyzed by ANOVA, Wilcoxon, Student-t tests (p 0.05). Mean values of PPD and CAL were 2.18 and 1.0mm, respectively. Clinical parameters did not show differences between subjects of varying gender and age. The microbial prevalence was observed to be 95.45% for E.corrodens followed by F.nucleatum with 68.18%, A.actinomycetemcomitans with45.45% and P.gingivalis with 40.9%. An association between the presence of pathogens and gender and age was not observed (p 0.05). PPD, CAL and PI were not associated with P.gingivalis; however, GI appeared in higher frequencies among subjects without P.gingivalis. In this young, black ethnic, Brazilian population, a high percentage (96.96%) of subjects harbored at least one selected periodontal pathogen, but most subjects showed a healthy periodontal status. Further investigations are required to evaluate the actual influence of the presence of these bacterial species.
O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a condição periodontal e presença de periodonto-patógenos em uma amostra de 132 jovens não fumantes, afro-descendentes, residentes em Salvador/Bahia-Brasil. Profundidade de Sondagem (PS), Nível Clínico de Inserção (NCI), Índice de Placa (IP) e Índice Gengival (IG) foram mensurados e analisados pelos testes ANOVA e Wilcoxon (p 0,05) em função do gênero e idade dos indivíduos. A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, E. corrodens e F. nucleatum foram identificados por PCR e analisados por ANOVA, Wilcoxon e t de Student (p 0,05). Foram observados valores médios de PS e NCI de 2,18 e 1,0mm respectivamente. Os parâmetros clínicos avaliados não sofreram influência dos fatores gênero e idade (p 0,05). E. corrodens foi a bactéria mais prevalente (95.45%), seguido de F. nucleatum (68.18%), A. actinomycetemcomitans (45.45%) e P. gingivalis (40.9%). Não foi observada associação entre os patógenos periodontais pesquisados com o gênero e idade dos indivíduos (p 0,05). PS, NCI e IP não estiveram associados a presença de P. gingivalis, todavia para o parâmetro IG este mostrou alta freqüência entre os indivíduos que não alocaram P. gingivalis. Nessa população jovem de brasileiros afro-descendentes um percentual (96,96%) elevado de indivíduos apresentou pelo menos um patógeno periodontal, mas mostraram-se clinicamente saudáveis. Outras investigações são necessaries para avaliar a real influencia da presença dessas espécies bacterianas.