Microbial changes in patients with acute periodontal abscess after treatment detected by PadoTest

• Published in: Oral diseases Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 180 - 184
• Main Authors: Eguchi, T, Koshy, G, Umeda, M, Iwanami, T, Suga, J, Nomura, Y, Kawanami, M, Ishikawa, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2008
• Subjects: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Acute Disease; acute periodontal abscess; Administration, Topical; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Bacteroides - drug effects; Bacteroides - genetics; Bacteroides - isolation & purification; Colony Count, Microbial; Dental Plaque - microbiology; Dentistry; DNA Probes; DNA/RNA probe; Female; Forsythia; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Minocycline - administration & dosage; PadoTest; Periodontal Abscess - diagnosis; Periodontal Abscess - drug therapy; Periodontal Abscess - microbiology; Periodontal Pocket - microbiology; periodontopathic bacteria; Porphyromonas gingivalis; RNA Probes; Subgingival Curettage; Treatment Outcome; Treponema denticola
• ISSN: 1354-523X; 1601-0825
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01370.x

Aims:  To investigate changes in bacterial counts in subgingival plaque from patients with acute periodontal abscess by IAI‐PadoTest.
Materials and methods:  Ninety‐one patients were randomly allocated to either test or control groups. In all the patients, pockets with acute periodontal abscess were irrigated with sterilized physiological saline, and in the test group, 2% minocycline hydrochloride ointment was applied once into the pocket in addition. Subgingival plaque samples were collected by paper point before treatment and 7 days after treatment. The total bacterial count was determined and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, andTannerella forsythia, were detected using IAI‐PadoTest, a DNA/RNA probe method.
Results:  The total bacterial count decreased in both groups, with a significant decrease in the test group. The counts and number of sites positive for P. gingivalis, T. forsythia and T. denticola significantly decreased in the test group after treatment, compared with those in the control group. Pocket depth decreased in the both groups, with a statistically significant decrease in the test group.
Conclusion:  Topical treatment with minocycline in pockets with acute periodontal abscess was effective in reducing the bacterial counts as shown by the microbiological investigation using PadoTest 4.5.