The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Dental Caries and Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases: A Historical Perspective

The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Dental Caries and Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases: A Historical Perspective

Over the last hundred years, groundbreaking research in oral microbiology has provided a broad and deep understanding about the oral microbiome, its interactions with our body, and how the community can affect our health, be protective, or lead to the development of dental diseases. During this exci...

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Published in:Journal of dental research Vol. 98; no. 4; pp. 373 - 385
Main Authors: Colombo, A.P.V., Tanner, A.C.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-04-2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Bacteria
Biofilms
Campylobacter
Dental Caries
Dental disorders
Dental Implants
Dental Plaque
Dentistry
Etiology
Gum disease
Humans
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Microorganisms
Microscopy
Oral diseases
Oral hygiene
Pathogenicity
Peri-Implantitis
Periodontal Diseases
Periodontics
Studies
Transplants & implants
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
microbiota
gingivitis
tooth decay
plaque biofilms
peri-implantitis
periodontitis
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Summary:Over the last hundred years, groundbreaking research in oral microbiology has provided a broad and deep understanding about the oral microbiome, its interactions with our body, and how the community can affect our health, be protective, or lead to the development of dental diseases. During this exciting journey, hypotheses were proposed, and concepts were established, discarded, and later revisited from updated perspectives. Dental plaque, previously considered a polymicrobial community of unspecific pathogenicity, is recognized as microbial biofilms with healthy, cariogenic, or periodontopathogenic profiles, resulting from specific ecologic determinants and host factors. The “one pathogen, one disease” paradigm of oral infections has been replaced by a holistic concept of a microbial community as the entity of pathogenicity. Cutting-edge technology can now explore large microbial communities related to different clinical conditions, which has led to finding several novel disease-associated species and potential pathobionts and pathobiomes. This vast amount of data generated over time has widened our view of the etiology of caries and periodontal and peri-implant diseases and has promoted updated strategies to treat and prevent the oral diseases.
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ISSN:0022-0345
1544-0591
DOI:10.1177/0022034519830686