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Acid tolerance properties of dental biofilms in vivo

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Microbiology, July 2017
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Title
Acid tolerance properties of dental biofilms in vivo
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BMC Microbiology, July 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12866-017-1074-7
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A Senneby, JR Davies, G Svensäter, J Neilands

Abstract

The ecological plaque hypothesis explains caries development as the result of the enrichment of acid tolerant bacteria in dental biofilms in response to prolonged periods of low pH. Acid production by an acid tolerant microflora causes demineralisation of tooth enamel and thus, individuals with a greater proportion of acid tolerant bacteria would be expected to be more prone to caries development. Biofilm acid tolerance could therefore be a possible biomarker for caries prediction. However, little is known about the stability of biofilm acid tolerance over time in vivo or the distribution throughout the oral cavity. Therefore the aim of this study was to assess intra-individual differences in biofilm acid-tolerance between different tooth surfaces and inter-individual variation as well as stability of acid tolerance over time. The majority of the adolescents showed low scores for biofilm acid tolerance. In 14 of 20 individuals no differences were seen between the three tooth sites examined. In the remaining six, acid-tolerance at the premolar site differed from one of the other sites. At 51 of 60 tooth sites, acid-tolerance at baseline was unchanged after 1 month. However, acid tolerance values changed over a 1-year period in 50% of the individuals. Biofilm acid tolerance showed short-term stability and low variation between different sites in the same individual suggesting that the acid tolerance could be a promising biological biomarker candidate for caries prediction. Further evaluation is however needed and prospective clinical trials are called for to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy.

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Unknown 44 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 18%
Student > Master 7 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 7%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 2%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 18 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 11%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 2%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 21 48%
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