In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems

Objectives: The purpose of this in vitro study was by using quantitative real-time PCR and culturing to determine the effectiveness of two irrigation and cleaning systems in removing multispecies oral biofilms from root canals. Material and methods: Twenty extracted human molars were instrumented to...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Duo, Shen, Ya, de la Fuente Nunez, Cesar, Haapasalo, Markus
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Synthetic Biology Center
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Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128471
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author Zhang, Duo
Shen, Ya
de la Fuente Nunez, Cesar
Haapasalo, Markus
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Synthetic Biology Center
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Zhang, Duo
Shen, Ya
de la Fuente Nunez, Cesar
Haapasalo, Markus
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description Objectives: The purpose of this in vitro study was by using quantitative real-time PCR and culturing to determine the effectiveness of two irrigation and cleaning systems in removing multispecies oral biofilms from root canals. Material and methods: Twenty extracted human molars were instrumented to size #15/.02 and then cleaned with the GentleWave (GW) System. The teeth were autoclaved to provide the same sterile baseline. The molars were filled with mixed plaque suspended in BHI and centrifuged to inoculate the biofilms. After 2 weeks of incubation, the teeth were randomly divided into two treatment groups. In GW group (26 canals), the teeth were further instrumented to size #15/04, and in PiezoFlow (PF) group (30 canals) to #35/.04. The teeth were then cleaned either with GW System or ProUltra PiezoFlow Active Ultrasonic System using 3% sodium hypochlorite NaOCl, 8% EDTA, and sterile water as irrigants. Samples (S1, S2, and S3) for bacterial cultures were taken from 13 canals before and after instrumentation and after final cleaning. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed from all 56 canals, and universal bacterial, one genus, and one species-specific primers were used to determine the presence of microorganisms in samples from root canals before and after instrumentation and after final cleaning. Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test with the significance level set at P < 0.05. Results: Bacterial culturing from the canal samples revealed strong reduction of bacteria from S1 to S2 in both groups after instrumentation and irrigation with water only. No growth was detected in any of the S3 samples after cleaning in either group. A highly significant reduction in bacterial DNA was recorded by qPCR for both groups (P < 0.001). GW System showed more constant and a significantly higher reduction of total microbial DNA (P = 0.007), Enterococcus faecalis DNA (P = 0.011) and Streptococcus spp. DNA (P = 0.029) than the Ultrasonic System. The amount of residual microbial DNA calculated as an average of residual DNA in each individual canal in PF group was 1.99% and in GW group 0.09%. Conclusions: While both systems demonstrated a highly effective reduction of intracanal bacterial DNA, the final total amount and variation in the number of residual bacterial DNA was significantly smaller in the GW group. Clinical relevance: Elimination of microbes from the infected root canal system is regarded as the key for long-term clinical success. While both GentleWave and Ultrasonic Systems used with NaOCl and EDTA demonstrated a highly effective reduction of intracanal bacterial DNA; GW produced higher reduction and better predictability.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1284712022-10-01T10:41:00Z In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems Zhang, Duo Shen, Ya de la Fuente Nunez, Cesar Haapasalo, Markus Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Synthetic Biology Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Objectives: The purpose of this in vitro study was by using quantitative real-time PCR and culturing to determine the effectiveness of two irrigation and cleaning systems in removing multispecies oral biofilms from root canals. Material and methods: Twenty extracted human molars were instrumented to size #15/.02 and then cleaned with the GentleWave (GW) System. The teeth were autoclaved to provide the same sterile baseline. The molars were filled with mixed plaque suspended in BHI and centrifuged to inoculate the biofilms. After 2 weeks of incubation, the teeth were randomly divided into two treatment groups. In GW group (26 canals), the teeth were further instrumented to size #15/04, and in PiezoFlow (PF) group (30 canals) to #35/.04. The teeth were then cleaned either with GW System or ProUltra PiezoFlow Active Ultrasonic System using 3% sodium hypochlorite NaOCl, 8% EDTA, and sterile water as irrigants. Samples (S1, S2, and S3) for bacterial cultures were taken from 13 canals before and after instrumentation and after final cleaning. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed from all 56 canals, and universal bacterial, one genus, and one species-specific primers were used to determine the presence of microorganisms in samples from root canals before and after instrumentation and after final cleaning. Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test with the significance level set at P < 0.05. Results: Bacterial culturing from the canal samples revealed strong reduction of bacteria from S1 to S2 in both groups after instrumentation and irrigation with water only. No growth was detected in any of the S3 samples after cleaning in either group. A highly significant reduction in bacterial DNA was recorded by qPCR for both groups (P < 0.001). GW System showed more constant and a significantly higher reduction of total microbial DNA (P = 0.007), Enterococcus faecalis DNA (P = 0.011) and Streptococcus spp. DNA (P = 0.029) than the Ultrasonic System. The amount of residual microbial DNA calculated as an average of residual DNA in each individual canal in PF group was 1.99% and in GW group 0.09%. Conclusions: While both systems demonstrated a highly effective reduction of intracanal bacterial DNA, the final total amount and variation in the number of residual bacterial DNA was significantly smaller in the GW group. Clinical relevance: Elimination of microbes from the infected root canal system is regarded as the key for long-term clinical success. While both GentleWave and Ultrasonic Systems used with NaOCl and EDTA demonstrated a highly effective reduction of intracanal bacterial DNA; GW produced higher reduction and better predictability. 2020-11-12T23:03:45Z 2020-11-12T23:03:45Z 2018-06 2018-02 2020-09-24T21:00:05Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1432-6981 1436-3771 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128471 Zhang, Duo et al. "In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems." Clinical Oral Investigations 23, 2 (June 2018): 913–920 © 2018 Springer-Verlag en https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2515-x Clinical Oral Investigations Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature application/pdf Springer Science and Business Media LLC Springer Berlin Heidelberg
spellingShingle Zhang, Duo
Shen, Ya
de la Fuente Nunez, Cesar
Haapasalo, Markus
In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title_full In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title_fullStr In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title_full_unstemmed In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title_short In vitro evaluation by quantitative real-time PCR and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
title_sort in vitro evaluation by quantitative real time pcr and culturing of the effectiveness of disinfection of multispecies biofilms in root canals by two irrigation systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128471
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