Affiliation:
1. Section of Periodontology
2. Section of Oral Biology
3. Section of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry
4. Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43218
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The gingival sulcus contains a complex ecosystem that includes many uncultivated bacteria. Understanding the dynamics of this ecosystem in transitions between health and disease is important in advancing our understanding of the bacterial etiology of periodontitis. The objective of this longitudinal study was to examine the stability of bacterial colonization in the gingival crevice and to explore the relationship between shifts in microbial composition and changes in periodontal health status using a comprehensive, quantitative, culture-independent approach. Subgingival plaque samples and periodontal data were collected from 24 subjects over 2 years. Baseline and 2-year plaque samples were analyzed using quantitative ribosomal 16S cloning and sequencing. Ten subjects remained periodontally healthy over 2 years, the periodontal health of seven subjects worsened, and seven subjects showed clinical improvement. Bacterial stability was greatest among healthy, clinically stable subjects and lowest for subjects whose periodontal status worsened (
P
= 0.01). Higher numbers of species lost or gained were also observed for subjects whose clinical status changed (
P
= 0.009). This provides evidence that a change in periodontal status is accompanied by shifts within the bacterial community. Based on these data, measures of microbial stability may be useful in clinical diagnosis and prognosis. Regarding individual species, increases in levels of the uncultivated phylotype
Veillonella
sp. oral clone X042, a gram-negative bacterium and the most common member of the subgingival bacterial community, were associated with periodontal health (
P
= 0.04), suggesting that this is an important beneficial species.
Filifactor alocis
, a gram-positive anaerobe, was found at higher levels in subjects with disease (
P
= 0.01).
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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