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Int J Stomatol ›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 326-332.doi: 10.7518/gjkq.2019007

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The microbial ecology of root caries

Qian Du1,Biao Ren2,Xuedong Zhou1,Xin Xu1()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2018-10-22 Revised:2019-03-04 Online:2019-05-01 Published:2019-06-05
  • Contact: Xin Xu E-mail:xu@scu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81771099);This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81670978);Key Project for Frontier Research of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2016JY0006)

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Abstract:

As a clinical subtype of dental caries, root caries is a polymicrobial infectious disease resulting from dysbiosis of the microbial ecology of the mouth. In this case, highly acidogenic/aciduric species are selectively enriched while less aciduric commensal residents are suppressed within the biofilm. This feed-forward imbalance in microbial equilibrium leads to a continuous decline in pH to the threshold below which tooth hard tissue demineralization occurs. Due to the histological features of tooth dentine and cementum, as well as the impact of both saliva and gingival groove liquid, the microbial etiology of root caries is relatively complex, including not only demineralization by bacterial acidification but also organic matrix degradation. The microorganisms within root caries lesions show high diversity, including large numbers of Gram-negative bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, and even fungi. This review summarizes the characteristic microorganisms of root caries from the perspective of microbial ecology to advance our understanding of root caries.

Key words: root caries, microbial ecology, Gram-negative bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, Candida albicans

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The characteristic microorganisms and their roles in root caries"

微生物 产酸 蛋白凝固及降解 自凝聚 共凝聚 其他
细菌 放线菌属[19,25] + + - +
乳杆菌属[19,25] + + + - 胶原特异性黏附
丙酸杆菌属[15] + + - -
普雷沃菌属[19,25] - + + +
口腔链球菌[9] - - - - 促进牙菌斑中IgA蛋白酶生成
双歧杆菌属[19,25] - - - -
欧氏菌属[26,27] - - - -
真菌 白色念珠菌[31,46-50] + + - - 与口腔微生物间交互作用
都柏林念珠菌[31] - - - -
光滑念珠菌[31] - - - -
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