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IntroductionIntroduction
DefinitionDefinition
Contents…
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Ultrastructure of biofilmsUltrastructure of biofilms
Composition of biofilmsComposition of biofilms
Stages of formation ofStages of formation of
biofilmsbiofilms
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Basic criteria for biofilmsBasic criteria for biofilms
Characteristics of biofilmCharacteristics of biofilm
Types of endodontic biofilmsTypes of endodontic biofilms
-IntracanalIntracanal
-ExtraradicularExtraradicular
-PeriapicalPeriapical
-BiomaterialBiomaterial
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Microorganisms in biofilm
formation
Methods to isolate biofilm
bacteria
Biofilm detection
Methods to eradicate biofilm
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In nature , bacteria
7
Microorganisms colonizing different sites in
humans have been found to
grow predominantly in complex structures
known as biofilms.
Biofilms
Primordial multicellular protected mode
organization of growth
8
Endodontic
infections – biofilm
model of
growth
TEM –dense
aggregates of cocci
and rods embedded
in an extracellular
matrix
were observed
along the walls
9
Resistant to
host
defenses
Antibiotics
and
biocides
Resistant to
host
defenses
Antibiotics
and
biocides
10
Individual microorganisms proliferating in
a habitat – population
Population – microcolonies
Interaction of population – community
Community- assembalge of populations
Ecosystem – functional self supporting system
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Individual cell
Population
Community
Ecosystem
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Population
Perform functions – ecologic balance
Functional role / niche in the community
Limited no: of niches
Competition b/n populations
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Properties – greater than sum of the
component populations
Ability to withstand adverse conditions
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Reductionism
Holism
15
Community profiling studies
-Bacteria differed b/n individuals
suffering from the same disease
- Geographic locations
-Different disease forms
-Heterogenous etiology
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DefinitionDefinition
Biofilm is a mode of microbial growth where
dynamic communities of
interacting sessile cells are irreversibly
attached to a solid substratum,as well as
each other,and are embedded in a self-made
matrix of extracellular polymeric
substances.
(Ingle 6th edition17
Biofilm can be defined as a sessile
multicellular microbial community
characterized by cells
that are firmly attached to a surface and
enmeshed in a self produced matrix of
extracellular polymeric substance usually a
polysaccharide
- Stephan Cohen
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Ability to form biofilm – virulence factor
Biofilms
-Microcolonies- towers and mushrooms
-EPS matrix
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Microcolonies - 300 cell thick
Single bacterial species/ several different
species
Matrix
Polysaccharide
Nucleic acids, proteins
Retain nutrients, water, enzymes
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Microcolonies – separated by
water channels
Carry substrate, end products,
signal molecules
Formed by surface colonization
by planktonic bacteria
Co aggregate with other
bacteria- Changes in gene
expression, growth rate, protein
production
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Bacteria in biofilm – different phenotype,
exposure to varying gradients of oxygen
tension, ph, osmolarity
Cell – cell communication – coordinate gene
expression
22
Heterogenous arrangement of microbial cells
on a solid surface
Structural unit – microcolonies
Int. Journal of Contemporary
Dentistry
23
Three factors essential for biofilm are:
1.Microorganisms
2. Solid substrate
3. Fluid channels
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Composition
Matrix material 85% volume
15% cells
biopolymers
such as
polysaccharide,
proteins,
nucleic acids,
and salts
Glycocalyx
matrix made of
EPS surrounds
microcolonies
Anchors cells
to substrate
Haldal et al, Journal of International Oral Health
2016; 8(7):827-829 26
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Shape – determined by forces generated by
flushing of fluid media
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Stages of biofilm formation
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Biofilm In Endodontics: New
Understanding To An Old Problem,
Usha H.L, Int. Journal of
Contemporary Dentistry 2013(1)
Biofilm In Endodontics: New
Understanding To An Old Problem,
Usha H.L, Int. Journal of
Contemporary Dentistry 2013(1)
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Stage I
adsorption of inorganic and organic molecules,
to the solid surface -formation of conditioning
film
Stage II
Adhesion and colonization of planktonic
microorganisms
Attachment strengthened by polymer production
and unfolding of cell surface structures
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Factors affecting bacterial attachment
pH
Temp variations
Flow rate of fluid
Nutrients
Surface energy of substrate
Bacterial content
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 Bacterial growth stage
 Bacterial cell surface charge
 Surface hydrophobicity
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Phase 1
Transport of the microbe to substrate
surface and its attachment
fimbriae,
pili,
flagella,
EPS(glycocalyx)
fimbriae,
pili,
flagella,
EPS(glycocalyx)
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Phase 2
Phase 2: Microbial and substrate adherence phase
to form bridge.
electrostatic
attraction, covalent
and hydrogen
bonding ,dipole
interaction and
hydrophobic
interaction.
electrostatic
attraction, covalent
and hydrogen
bonding ,dipole
interaction and
hydrophobic
interaction.
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Phase 3
specific microbial –substrate adherence phase
adhesin or ligand
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Stage III
Bacterial growth and expansion
monolayer of bacteria – 2* colonizers –
microcolonies
Towers – lateral and vertical growth
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Two types of microbial interaction
Co adhesion
Co aggregation
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Stage IV
detachment of biofilm organisms
seeding dispersal
clumping dispersal
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Detachment
two types
erosion
sloughing
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Stages of biofilm formation
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Stages of biofilm formation
Nov 2004, Endodontic Topics
Gunnel Svensäter, Gunnar Bergenholtz
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Int. Journal of Contemporary
Dentistry, 2010 1(3)
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two
main parts: (a)
the initial
interactions
of cells
with the
substrate and
(b) growth
and
development
of the biofilm
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The phenotype of biofilm bacteria is distinct
from planktonic bacteria due to following reasons:
1.EPS (extrapolymeric sacharide) protects the
residing bacteria from environmental threats
2. Structure of biofilm permits trapping of
nutrients and metabolites
3. Biofilm structures display organized internal
compartmentalization
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4. Communication between bacterial cells and
exchange of genetic materials.
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BASIC CRITERIA FOR A BIOFILM
Caldwell et al highlighted four characteristics of
biofilm as follows:
• Autopoiesis
• Homeostasis
• Synergy
• Communality
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Autopoiesis
Ability to self organize
Homeostasis
Resist environmental pertubations
Synergy
Effective more in association than in isolation
Communality
Respond to changes as a group than an
individual 49
Characteristics of biofilm
Protection of Biofilm Bacteria from
Environmental Threats
Enhanced Tolerance to Antimicrobials
Quorum Sensing
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Cell surface structures
-Capsule
-Extracellular polysaccharide
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Enhanced Tolerance to Antimicrobials
-altered gene expression and
-transfer of resistance genes
-EPS matrix – barrier traps B lactamase
-Bacteria – dormant state
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- selective location of anaerobic
niches
- persisters
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Quorum Sensing
- bacterial cell-to-cell
communication system
-Chemical signals
-characteristics of a specific
strain of
microbe determine its ability to
co-exist
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- E. fecalis, Streptococcus gordonii and
Lactobacillus salivarius
- Differential starvation endurance of
E. Fecalis in mono-species and multi-species
biofilms
- protease production
- co-existence between bacteria, as it is
related to the virulence of bacteria
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Specific quorum sensing genes
-Biofilm forming ability of E feacalis
-Eg: S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase
[luxS]).
-Future research- quorum-sensing inhibitors
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Resistance to antimicrobials
Physical
- impaired penetration of antibiotics
through the biofilm matrix
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- Acquired
differentiation of cells with low metabolic
activity
- differentiation of cells that actively respond
to stress
- differentiation of cells with a very high
persistent phenotype
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Bettina BasraniBettina Basrani
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Anil Kishen
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State of Nutrient Deprivation
and Dormancy
State of Nutrient Deprivation
and Dormancy
Cells – different physiological states
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Dormant state
-Nutrient deprivation
- general stress response and associated
survival responses - resistance of biofilm
cells to antimicrobials.
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- E faecalis
- Develop adaptive regulatory mechanisms
- modify metabolic balance away from
biosynthesis and reproduction
Stringent response – global
bac response – accumulation
of p(ppGpp)
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- Low nutrient survival of E feacalis
- Form , develop and maintain stable biofilms
- Dormant cells – ‘wake up’ n resume metabolic activity
Strep
anginosus &
Lactobacill
us
salivarius
Dormancy
24 hrs
Inactive
cells
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Cell membrane integrity – maintained
Reactivated – 96 hrs
Undamaged cells –
inactive
Planktonic cells – active
2 hrs
Biofilm cells – slow
physiological response
Strategy to resist
stressful conditions
68
Formation of phenotypically different
subpopulations
evidence
Difference in chemical conc gradient
Adaptive variability
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roo
Mechanisms
Root canal biofilms
-Physiological differences
Glucose deprivation
Genetic
alterations,
mutations,
genetic
recombination,
and stochastic
gene expression.
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roo
Reorganization of subpopulations of cells
In multispecies biofilms – imp for survival
to stress from the envt
Shapiro JA.
Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci.
2007;38(4):807–19.
71
roo
Development of persister cells in biofilms
Survive even after exposure to lethal
doses of antibiotics
may represent
(a)cells in some protected part of
their cell cycle,
(b)are capable of rapid adaptation,
(c) are in a dormant state,
or (d) are unable to initiate
programmed
cell death in response to the stimulus
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Recalcitrant popn
Produce cells – normal susceptibility
Occur after exposure bac popn – high
dose of single antimicrobial agent
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E coli
Expression of chromosomal toxin – antitoxin
genes
Operon Hip A – tolerance to ciprofloxacin
And mitomycin
Exposure to toxin --slow-growing, multiple drug-
tolerant
phenotypes by “shutting down” antibiotic targets
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Root canal
Persistent population
Caoh
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Types of endodontic biofilms
1.1. Intracanal biofilmIntracanal biofilm
Seen on the root dentine of infected
tooth
Nair et al 1987
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cocci, rods, filaments and spirochetes
2. Extra radicular biofilm
- root surface adjacent to the root
apex of endodontically infected teeth
-Fusobacterium nucleatum,
- Porphyromonas gingivalis and
- Tannellera forsythensis
PCR based 16s rRNA gene assay
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Scanning electron micrograph of
bacterial biofilm
on surface of root tip within
periapical lesion of root-filled
tooth with asymptomatic apical
periodontitis. The
biofilm is dominated by cocci and
short rods in an
extracellular matrix.
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3. Periapical microbial biofilms
isolated biofilms in the periapical region of
endodontically infected teeth
seen even in the absence of root canal
Infections
Actinomyces species
P. Propionicum
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Scanning electron micrograph of bacterial biofilm
adjacent to apical foramen of root-filled tooth with
asymptomatic apical periodontitis. Bacterial colonies are
recognized within smooth and structureless extracellular
material.
81
Actinomyces
– sulphur granules
-aggregation of Actinomyces cells are
influenced by pH, ionic strength and cell
concentration
82
4. Foreign body – centered biofilm
bacteria adheres to an artificial biomaterial
Surface
major complication associated with
prosthesis and also in an implant supported
prosthesis
83
Opportunistic invasion by nosocomial organisms
three phases-
Transports of bacteria to biomaterial surface
Initial, non-specific adhesion phase
Specific adhesion phase
84
Coagulase –negative Staphylococcus,
S. aureus ,
Streptococci,
Enterococci,
P.aeruginosa and fungi
85
Microorganisms in biofilm
formation
Microorganisms in biofilm
formation
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-Fluorescent Microscopic Techniques
with Super Resolution
-Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
88
Microtiter plate based system
-Closed system , no fluid movement
-Envt in the experimental model changes
-perform different tests at the same
time
89
Biofilm quantification with microtiter
plates may be categorized into
biomass assays,
viability assays,
matrix quantification assays
90
Stains commonly used
-crystal violet,
-Nucleic acid stains such as Styo9,
- non-fluorescent fluorescein diacetate,
- tetrazolium salts such as XTT,
- resazurin
- dimethyl methylene blue
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These methods show differential results
for fungal and bacterial biofilms
-Styo9 assay should not be used for
CFU measurements in biofilms
-crystal violet assay was non-repeatable for
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
-Styo9 assay is that it depends on microbial
cell wall integrity,
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- CFU counts only reproducing cells,
and can over-quantify killed cells
- these test methods measure different
analytics to describe viability
- it may be preferable
to perform tests such as FDA or resazurin for
quantification of biofilms with differentiation
Between dead and live cells
93
Flow Displacement Biofilm Model Systems
-the flow displacement system is open
-Nutrients added at constant rate and waste
products removed simultaneously
-Concept - an initial film of macromolecular
components needs to form on a surface to allow
microbial adhesion
- Fluid flow- microbial adhesion
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- parallel plate flow chamber performed with
controlled hydrodynamic conditions
- Ideal flow rate - reduces
technical variables, repeatability
95
Modified Robbins Device
continuous formation of biofilm which
is exposed to fluid flow
Substrate - silicone or hydroxyapatite discs
allows evaluation of more than one antibiofilm
agent in the same experiment
Device – can be modified, used along with flow
devices
96
Microfluidic Device
-Forming a biofilm under conditions similar
to that physiologically
- cell-to-fluid volume ratios
and flow velocities
- allows for a single cell resolution analysis
of the biofilm under tightly controlled conditions
97
- chemical assays using small quantities of
liquids on a small chip.
Challenges
- in terms of analysis of biofilms
- with specific reference
to quantification using methods such as
fluorescent staining
98
- continuous optimizing confocal reflection
microscopy, to quantitatively study the biovolume
of biofilms
99
Fluorescent Microscopic Techniques
Super Resolution
STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion)
PALM
(Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy)
and SIM (Structured-Illumination Microscopy)
Biofilm should be labeled with fluorescent dyes
100
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
allows scanning of microbial ecosystems
qualitative information
Detailed analysis of morphological structures
Sample preparation – distortion of EPM
Enviromental SEM
101
Laser scanning microscopy
1980
confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)
visualize multiple features in
different channels that are spectrally resolved
102
structure, composition,
microhabitats,
activity, and processes
Color probes
Volumetric & structural
quantification of multi channel
signals in 4 dimensions
103
SRM – super resolution microscopy
SRM + FISH – tracking of
-Ribosome associated changes in activity levels
-Subcellular localization at single cell level
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105
rRNA Fluorescence In Situ
Hybridization (FISH)
Visualize specific
subpopulation
of cells
Maintaining 3 D
structure
Detection of
biofilm in their
natural envt
No need for
cultivation
106
Oligonucleotide probes + rRNA
-Identification of single cells
Species detection
107
Markers of cell viability
Viability
Culture methods
Drawbacks
• Under represent viable
bacteria , injured
• Media- lacking
nutrients
• Viable cells –losing
ability to form colonies
• Low metabolic activity
108
viability indicators
LIVE DEAD kit
Intact cells – SYTO 9 fluorescent green
Dead- PI fluorescent red
Fluorescent molecules - epifluorescence /
LSM
109
Cell metabolic functions
Tetrazolium salts
INT
CTC
Correlation b/n INT / CTC positive cells and
CFU count
110
Many
therapeutic
approaches
Mechanical removal with
instrumentation &
irrigation
111
Challenges in
root canal
disinfection
Anil Kishen
112
Anti biofilm strategies – Anil Kishen
113
Bettina Basrani
114
Cold Spring Harb
Perspect Med. 2013
Apr; 3(4)
115
Surface coating
116
Root canal irrigants
Proteolytic irrigants
NaOCl – Sodium hypochlorite
-potent disinfectant in endodontics
-0.5- 6%
-Irrigation regimen
117
Efficacy can be improved by various
mechanisms
Rosen et al – VNBC state
118
Antiseptics
Chlorhexidine gluconate
-Broad antimicrobial spectrum
-Low toxicity , substantivity
-Concentration
119
CHX+ cetrimide
- alternating application
- combined use
- 2% CHX and 0.2% cetrimide –
extended antimicrobial activity
CHX plus
120
CHX – no role against biofilm
Alexidine
Greater affinity for lipoteichoic acids
ALX 1%
Octenedine hydrochloride
positively charged bispyridinamine
121
Octenedine hydrochloride
positively charged bispyridinamine
Action against C albicans
122
Iodine potassium iodide
1829- Lugol – French physician
To treat scrofula
1927- iodine products – root canal irrigants
Broad antimicrobial action
Used in combination with detergents
No action against biofilms
123
Demineralizing agents
Sequential use of EDTA and NaOCl –
antibacterial action and biofilm disruption
Maleic acid
0.88% for 30 seconds
Altered cell permeability
124
2.25% peracetic acid (PAA)
More effective than CHX against
E. Feacalis
125
Combination of solutions
MTAD - 3% doxycycline, 4.25% citric acid
and 0.5% Tween 80.
Complete inhibition of bacterial growth by
MTAD in a 3 week old biofilm
Qmix
CHX, EDTA and a detergent
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5 % NaOCl + 18% etidronic acid – continuous
Chelation
Excellent antibiofilm activity against biofilms
of E. fecalis
127
Natural Agents (Phytotherapeutic or
Ethnopharmacological Approaches)
Berberine - antimicrobial plant alkaloid
Morinda citrifolia
Curcumin- Curcuma longa
128
Berberine + 1% chlorhexidine = 5.25% sodium
hypochlorite and 2% chlorhexidine
+ miconazole – against C.albicans biofilms
129
Nanoparticles Based Disinfection
Chitosan ,
Zinc oxide
Silver (Ag-np) nanoparticles
possess a broad spectrum of antimicrobial
Activity- altering cell wall
Permeability
130
Rose bengal-functionalized CS-np- effective
in the presence of tissue inhibitors
Rose bengal –light – cytotoxic
Chitin – polymer
131
Chitosan + rose bengal - enhance the
degradation resistance of collagen
Silver nanoparticles sized 10–100 nm
mesoporous bioactive
calcium silicate nanoparticles and bioactive
glass powder loaded with AgNp- reduction
in adhesion of E. fecalis biofilms
132
Endodontic
Topics 2012,
22, 99–123,
Anil Kishen
Endodontic
Topics 2012,
22, 99–123,
Anil Kishen
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Miscellaneous Interventions
-Enzymatic irrigation- Niazi et al
- 1% trypsin and 1% proteinase K, with or
-without ultrasonic activation
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D-amino acids, specifically D-leucine
135
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Irrigant activation systems
-Sonics and ultrasonics
-Light: Non-Coherent
(Photoactivated Disinfection) and
Coherent (Laser Activated Disinfection)
- Microbubble emulsion
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Sonics and ultrasonics
Dis-agglomeration of the bacterial biofilm
Planktonic form – susceptible to antimicrobials
Cell membrane permeability – altered
138
Shear stresses – disruption of biofilms
Better penetration of irrigant into the
dentinal tubules
139
Laser Activated Disinfection
140
- Er:YAG laser activation of 5 percent NaOCl
and 17 percent EDTA was more effective
than conventional irrigation for eradicating
E. faecalis and preventing new bacterial
growth ex vivo.
Olivi G, et al J Am Dent Assoc. 2014 Aug;145(8):843-8
141
sub-ablative photoacoustic technique
penetration of the irrigating solution into inaccessible
areas of the root canal system,
bacterial elimination by antimicrobial irrigants
activated by the photomechanical effects of
the PIPS-tapered and stripped laser tip
(Jaramillo et al. 2012).
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Dentin surface with thermal
damage and charring Er,Cr:YSGG
laser radial firing tip
Ledging and thermal
damage
Clean canal surface
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PIPS
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PIPS
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Previous studies
have shown that PIPS in combination with 5.25 and 6 %
sodium hypochlorite is an effective means of
eliminating resistant bacteria such as E. faecalis
from the root canal System
(Jaramillo et al. 2012; Olivi et al. 2014).
149
Comparison between (A) the classic PIPS protocol (adapted
from Jamarillo ) and (B) the modified PIPS protocol.
Barbara Skrlj Golob et al, (J Endod 2017;-:1–6)
150
Buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite delivered
by conventional method was effective in
Removing E. faecalis from contaminated root
canals; however,activation of a buffered
0.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution by
PIPS significantly increased its antimicrobial
capacity.
Jaramillo et al. Evidence-Based Endodontics (2016)
1:6
151
PDT involves the use of a nontoxic dye or
photosensitizer (PS) in combination with visible
light, which in the presence of molecular oxygen
leads to the production of cytotoxic oxygen radicals
such as singlet oxygen.
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153
Microbubble emulsion
-Halford et al
- employs unstable gas-filled microbubbles
that expand when exposed to ultrasonic waves
: biofilm detachment
-generate reactive oxygen species to exhibit
an antibacterial effect.
154
Intracanal Medicaments
Calcium hydroxide - ineffective against E.
feacalis- 24 hours of treatment
Even combining with chitosan nanoparticles –
Cannot penetrate the EPS matrix of biofilms
155
Antibiotics
TAP is significantly better than calcium
hydroxide and chlorhexidine in disrupting
biofilms of E. feacalis
polymer nanofibers with TAP has been shown to
bring about significant bacterial killing
resistance to antibiotics
156
Dentin pretreatment for 4 weeks with 5,
50 or 500 mg/mL of DAP demonstrated
significantly higher residual antibiofilm effects
and complete eradication of E. faecalis biofilms
in comparison to a 1 week pretreatment with
similar concentrations.
No sig antibiofilm effects with 1mg/ml
irrespective of time
Jenks, D et al ,Archives of Oral
Biology, 70, 88–93
157
Biofilm mode of growth
Structure and composition
of biofilms
Stages of formation
of biofilm
SummarySummary
158
Mechanisms of resistance to
antimicrobials
Biofilm detection
Antibiofilm strategies
159
Surface coating
Root canal irrigants
Irrigant activation systems
Intracanal medicaments
160
Conclusion
It is clear that endodontic infections are
caused
by multispecies biofilms and that the
interactions
between different organisms can contribute to
apical periodontitis progress and clinical
outcome.
161
Further research in basic microbiological
processes such as the molecular basis
and biological effect of these host–bacterial
connections
may lead to an improvement of treatment
regimens and also may identify new
objectives and strategies for disease control.
162
References
1. Shapiro JA. Bacteria are small but not stupid:
cognition, natural genetic engineering and sociobacteriology.
Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci.
2007;38(4):807–19.
2. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 Apr; 3(4): a010306.
3. Chavez de Paz LE, Bergenholtz G, Dahlen G,
Svensater G. Response to alkaline stress by root canal
bacteria in biofi lms. Int Endod J. 2007;40(5):344–55
4. Bettina Basrani
5. Pathways of pulp
6. Ingles endodontics
7. Endodontic microbiology
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Thank you…Thank you…
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Biofilms

  • 1. 1
  • 3. Ultrastructure of biofilmsUltrastructure of biofilms Composition of biofilmsComposition of biofilms Stages of formation ofStages of formation of biofilmsbiofilms 3
  • 4. Basic criteria for biofilmsBasic criteria for biofilms Characteristics of biofilmCharacteristics of biofilm Types of endodontic biofilmsTypes of endodontic biofilms -IntracanalIntracanal -ExtraradicularExtraradicular -PeriapicalPeriapical -BiomaterialBiomaterial 4
  • 5. Microorganisms in biofilm formation Methods to isolate biofilm bacteria Biofilm detection Methods to eradicate biofilm 5
  • 6. 6
  • 7. In nature , bacteria 7
  • 8. Microorganisms colonizing different sites in humans have been found to grow predominantly in complex structures known as biofilms. Biofilms Primordial multicellular protected mode organization of growth 8
  • 9. Endodontic infections – biofilm model of growth TEM –dense aggregates of cocci and rods embedded in an extracellular matrix were observed along the walls 9
  • 11. Individual microorganisms proliferating in a habitat – population Population – microcolonies Interaction of population – community Community- assembalge of populations Ecosystem – functional self supporting system 11
  • 13. Population Perform functions – ecologic balance Functional role / niche in the community Limited no: of niches Competition b/n populations 13
  • 14. Properties – greater than sum of the component populations Ability to withstand adverse conditions 14
  • 16. Community profiling studies -Bacteria differed b/n individuals suffering from the same disease - Geographic locations -Different disease forms -Heterogenous etiology 16
  • 17. DefinitionDefinition Biofilm is a mode of microbial growth where dynamic communities of interacting sessile cells are irreversibly attached to a solid substratum,as well as each other,and are embedded in a self-made matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. (Ingle 6th edition17
  • 18. Biofilm can be defined as a sessile multicellular microbial community characterized by cells that are firmly attached to a surface and enmeshed in a self produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance usually a polysaccharide - Stephan Cohen 18
  • 19. Ability to form biofilm – virulence factor Biofilms -Microcolonies- towers and mushrooms -EPS matrix 19
  • 20. Microcolonies - 300 cell thick Single bacterial species/ several different species Matrix Polysaccharide Nucleic acids, proteins Retain nutrients, water, enzymes 20
  • 21. Microcolonies – separated by water channels Carry substrate, end products, signal molecules Formed by surface colonization by planktonic bacteria Co aggregate with other bacteria- Changes in gene expression, growth rate, protein production 21
  • 22. Bacteria in biofilm – different phenotype, exposure to varying gradients of oxygen tension, ph, osmolarity Cell – cell communication – coordinate gene expression 22
  • 23. Heterogenous arrangement of microbial cells on a solid surface Structural unit – microcolonies Int. Journal of Contemporary Dentistry 23
  • 24. Three factors essential for biofilm are: 1.Microorganisms 2. Solid substrate 3. Fluid channels 24
  • 25. 25
  • 26. Composition Matrix material 85% volume 15% cells biopolymers such as polysaccharide, proteins, nucleic acids, and salts Glycocalyx matrix made of EPS surrounds microcolonies Anchors cells to substrate Haldal et al, Journal of International Oral Health 2016; 8(7):827-829 26
  • 27. 27
  • 28. Shape – determined by forces generated by flushing of fluid media 28
  • 29. Stages of biofilm formation Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Biofilm In Endodontics: New Understanding To An Old Problem, Usha H.L, Int. Journal of Contemporary Dentistry 2013(1) Biofilm In Endodontics: New Understanding To An Old Problem, Usha H.L, Int. Journal of Contemporary Dentistry 2013(1) 29
  • 30. Stage I adsorption of inorganic and organic molecules, to the solid surface -formation of conditioning film Stage II Adhesion and colonization of planktonic microorganisms Attachment strengthened by polymer production and unfolding of cell surface structures 30
  • 31. Factors affecting bacterial attachment pH Temp variations Flow rate of fluid Nutrients Surface energy of substrate Bacterial content 31
  • 32.  Bacterial growth stage  Bacterial cell surface charge  Surface hydrophobicity 32
  • 33. Phase 1 Transport of the microbe to substrate surface and its attachment fimbriae, pili, flagella, EPS(glycocalyx) fimbriae, pili, flagella, EPS(glycocalyx) 33
  • 34. Phase 2 Phase 2: Microbial and substrate adherence phase to form bridge. electrostatic attraction, covalent and hydrogen bonding ,dipole interaction and hydrophobic interaction. electrostatic attraction, covalent and hydrogen bonding ,dipole interaction and hydrophobic interaction. 34
  • 35. Phase 3 specific microbial –substrate adherence phase adhesin or ligand 35
  • 36. Stage III Bacterial growth and expansion monolayer of bacteria – 2* colonizers – microcolonies Towers – lateral and vertical growth 36
  • 37. Two types of microbial interaction Co adhesion Co aggregation 37
  • 38. Stage IV detachment of biofilm organisms seeding dispersal clumping dispersal 38
  • 40. Stages of biofilm formation 40
  • 41. Stages of biofilm formation Nov 2004, Endodontic Topics Gunnel Svensäter, Gunnar Bergenholtz 41
  • 42. 42
  • 43. Int. Journal of Contemporary Dentistry, 2010 1(3) 43
  • 44. two main parts: (a) the initial interactions of cells with the substrate and (b) growth and development of the biofilm 44
  • 45. 45
  • 46. The phenotype of biofilm bacteria is distinct from planktonic bacteria due to following reasons: 1.EPS (extrapolymeric sacharide) protects the residing bacteria from environmental threats 2. Structure of biofilm permits trapping of nutrients and metabolites 3. Biofilm structures display organized internal compartmentalization 46
  • 47. 4. Communication between bacterial cells and exchange of genetic materials. 47
  • 48. BASIC CRITERIA FOR A BIOFILM Caldwell et al highlighted four characteristics of biofilm as follows: • Autopoiesis • Homeostasis • Synergy • Communality 48
  • 49. Autopoiesis Ability to self organize Homeostasis Resist environmental pertubations Synergy Effective more in association than in isolation Communality Respond to changes as a group than an individual 49
  • 50. Characteristics of biofilm Protection of Biofilm Bacteria from Environmental Threats Enhanced Tolerance to Antimicrobials Quorum Sensing 50
  • 52. Enhanced Tolerance to Antimicrobials -altered gene expression and -transfer of resistance genes -EPS matrix – barrier traps B lactamase -Bacteria – dormant state 52
  • 53. - selective location of anaerobic niches - persisters 53
  • 54. Quorum Sensing - bacterial cell-to-cell communication system -Chemical signals -characteristics of a specific strain of microbe determine its ability to co-exist 54
  • 55. 55
  • 56. 56
  • 57. - E. fecalis, Streptococcus gordonii and Lactobacillus salivarius - Differential starvation endurance of E. Fecalis in mono-species and multi-species biofilms - protease production - co-existence between bacteria, as it is related to the virulence of bacteria 57
  • 58. Specific quorum sensing genes -Biofilm forming ability of E feacalis -Eg: S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase [luxS]). -Future research- quorum-sensing inhibitors 58
  • 59. Resistance to antimicrobials Physical - impaired penetration of antibiotics through the biofilm matrix 59
  • 60. - Acquired differentiation of cells with low metabolic activity - differentiation of cells that actively respond to stress - differentiation of cells with a very high persistent phenotype 60
  • 63. State of Nutrient Deprivation and Dormancy State of Nutrient Deprivation and Dormancy Cells – different physiological states 63
  • 64. 64
  • 65. Dormant state -Nutrient deprivation - general stress response and associated survival responses - resistance of biofilm cells to antimicrobials. 65
  • 66. - E faecalis - Develop adaptive regulatory mechanisms - modify metabolic balance away from biosynthesis and reproduction Stringent response – global bac response – accumulation of p(ppGpp) 66
  • 67. - Low nutrient survival of E feacalis - Form , develop and maintain stable biofilms - Dormant cells – ‘wake up’ n resume metabolic activity Strep anginosus & Lactobacill us salivarius Dormancy 24 hrs Inactive cells 67
  • 68. Cell membrane integrity – maintained Reactivated – 96 hrs Undamaged cells – inactive Planktonic cells – active 2 hrs Biofilm cells – slow physiological response Strategy to resist stressful conditions 68
  • 69. Formation of phenotypically different subpopulations evidence Difference in chemical conc gradient Adaptive variability 69
  • 70. roo Mechanisms Root canal biofilms -Physiological differences Glucose deprivation Genetic alterations, mutations, genetic recombination, and stochastic gene expression. 70
  • 71. roo Reorganization of subpopulations of cells In multispecies biofilms – imp for survival to stress from the envt Shapiro JA. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2007;38(4):807–19. 71
  • 72. roo Development of persister cells in biofilms Survive even after exposure to lethal doses of antibiotics may represent (a)cells in some protected part of their cell cycle, (b)are capable of rapid adaptation, (c) are in a dormant state, or (d) are unable to initiate programmed cell death in response to the stimulus 72
  • 73. Recalcitrant popn Produce cells – normal susceptibility Occur after exposure bac popn – high dose of single antimicrobial agent 73
  • 74. E coli Expression of chromosomal toxin – antitoxin genes Operon Hip A – tolerance to ciprofloxacin And mitomycin Exposure to toxin --slow-growing, multiple drug- tolerant phenotypes by “shutting down” antibiotic targets 74
  • 76. Types of endodontic biofilms 1.1. Intracanal biofilmIntracanal biofilm Seen on the root dentine of infected tooth Nair et al 1987 76
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  • 78. cocci, rods, filaments and spirochetes 2. Extra radicular biofilm - root surface adjacent to the root apex of endodontically infected teeth -Fusobacterium nucleatum, - Porphyromonas gingivalis and - Tannellera forsythensis PCR based 16s rRNA gene assay 78
  • 79. Scanning electron micrograph of bacterial biofilm on surface of root tip within periapical lesion of root-filled tooth with asymptomatic apical periodontitis. The biofilm is dominated by cocci and short rods in an extracellular matrix. 79
  • 80. 3. Periapical microbial biofilms isolated biofilms in the periapical region of endodontically infected teeth seen even in the absence of root canal Infections Actinomyces species P. Propionicum 80
  • 81. Scanning electron micrograph of bacterial biofilm adjacent to apical foramen of root-filled tooth with asymptomatic apical periodontitis. Bacterial colonies are recognized within smooth and structureless extracellular material. 81
  • 82. Actinomyces – sulphur granules -aggregation of Actinomyces cells are influenced by pH, ionic strength and cell concentration 82
  • 83. 4. Foreign body – centered biofilm bacteria adheres to an artificial biomaterial Surface major complication associated with prosthesis and also in an implant supported prosthesis 83
  • 84. Opportunistic invasion by nosocomial organisms three phases- Transports of bacteria to biomaterial surface Initial, non-specific adhesion phase Specific adhesion phase 84
  • 85. Coagulase –negative Staphylococcus, S. aureus , Streptococci, Enterococci, P.aeruginosa and fungi 85
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  • 88. -Fluorescent Microscopic Techniques with Super Resolution -Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy 88
  • 89. Microtiter plate based system -Closed system , no fluid movement -Envt in the experimental model changes -perform different tests at the same time 89
  • 90. Biofilm quantification with microtiter plates may be categorized into biomass assays, viability assays, matrix quantification assays 90
  • 91. Stains commonly used -crystal violet, -Nucleic acid stains such as Styo9, - non-fluorescent fluorescein diacetate, - tetrazolium salts such as XTT, - resazurin - dimethyl methylene blue 91
  • 92. These methods show differential results for fungal and bacterial biofilms -Styo9 assay should not be used for CFU measurements in biofilms -crystal violet assay was non-repeatable for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms -Styo9 assay is that it depends on microbial cell wall integrity, 92
  • 93. - CFU counts only reproducing cells, and can over-quantify killed cells - these test methods measure different analytics to describe viability - it may be preferable to perform tests such as FDA or resazurin for quantification of biofilms with differentiation Between dead and live cells 93
  • 94. Flow Displacement Biofilm Model Systems -the flow displacement system is open -Nutrients added at constant rate and waste products removed simultaneously -Concept - an initial film of macromolecular components needs to form on a surface to allow microbial adhesion - Fluid flow- microbial adhesion 94
  • 95. - parallel plate flow chamber performed with controlled hydrodynamic conditions - Ideal flow rate - reduces technical variables, repeatability 95
  • 96. Modified Robbins Device continuous formation of biofilm which is exposed to fluid flow Substrate - silicone or hydroxyapatite discs allows evaluation of more than one antibiofilm agent in the same experiment Device – can be modified, used along with flow devices 96
  • 97. Microfluidic Device -Forming a biofilm under conditions similar to that physiologically - cell-to-fluid volume ratios and flow velocities - allows for a single cell resolution analysis of the biofilm under tightly controlled conditions 97
  • 98. - chemical assays using small quantities of liquids on a small chip. Challenges - in terms of analysis of biofilms - with specific reference to quantification using methods such as fluorescent staining 98
  • 99. - continuous optimizing confocal reflection microscopy, to quantitatively study the biovolume of biofilms 99
  • 100. Fluorescent Microscopic Techniques Super Resolution STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) PALM (Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy) and SIM (Structured-Illumination Microscopy) Biofilm should be labeled with fluorescent dyes 100
  • 101. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) allows scanning of microbial ecosystems qualitative information Detailed analysis of morphological structures Sample preparation – distortion of EPM Enviromental SEM 101
  • 102. Laser scanning microscopy 1980 confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) visualize multiple features in different channels that are spectrally resolved 102
  • 103. structure, composition, microhabitats, activity, and processes Color probes Volumetric & structural quantification of multi channel signals in 4 dimensions 103
  • 104. SRM – super resolution microscopy SRM + FISH – tracking of -Ribosome associated changes in activity levels -Subcellular localization at single cell level 104
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  • 106. rRNA Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Visualize specific subpopulation of cells Maintaining 3 D structure Detection of biofilm in their natural envt No need for cultivation 106
  • 107. Oligonucleotide probes + rRNA -Identification of single cells Species detection 107
  • 108. Markers of cell viability Viability Culture methods Drawbacks • Under represent viable bacteria , injured • Media- lacking nutrients • Viable cells –losing ability to form colonies • Low metabolic activity 108
  • 109. viability indicators LIVE DEAD kit Intact cells – SYTO 9 fluorescent green Dead- PI fluorescent red Fluorescent molecules - epifluorescence / LSM 109
  • 110. Cell metabolic functions Tetrazolium salts INT CTC Correlation b/n INT / CTC positive cells and CFU count 110
  • 113. Anti biofilm strategies – Anil Kishen 113
  • 115. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 Apr; 3(4) 115
  • 117. Root canal irrigants Proteolytic irrigants NaOCl – Sodium hypochlorite -potent disinfectant in endodontics -0.5- 6% -Irrigation regimen 117
  • 118. Efficacy can be improved by various mechanisms Rosen et al – VNBC state 118
  • 119. Antiseptics Chlorhexidine gluconate -Broad antimicrobial spectrum -Low toxicity , substantivity -Concentration 119
  • 120. CHX+ cetrimide - alternating application - combined use - 2% CHX and 0.2% cetrimide – extended antimicrobial activity CHX plus 120
  • 121. CHX – no role against biofilm Alexidine Greater affinity for lipoteichoic acids ALX 1% Octenedine hydrochloride positively charged bispyridinamine 121
  • 122. Octenedine hydrochloride positively charged bispyridinamine Action against C albicans 122
  • 123. Iodine potassium iodide 1829- Lugol – French physician To treat scrofula 1927- iodine products – root canal irrigants Broad antimicrobial action Used in combination with detergents No action against biofilms 123
  • 124. Demineralizing agents Sequential use of EDTA and NaOCl – antibacterial action and biofilm disruption Maleic acid 0.88% for 30 seconds Altered cell permeability 124
  • 125. 2.25% peracetic acid (PAA) More effective than CHX against E. Feacalis 125
  • 126. Combination of solutions MTAD - 3% doxycycline, 4.25% citric acid and 0.5% Tween 80. Complete inhibition of bacterial growth by MTAD in a 3 week old biofilm Qmix CHX, EDTA and a detergent 126
  • 127. 5 % NaOCl + 18% etidronic acid – continuous Chelation Excellent antibiofilm activity against biofilms of E. fecalis 127
  • 128. Natural Agents (Phytotherapeutic or Ethnopharmacological Approaches) Berberine - antimicrobial plant alkaloid Morinda citrifolia Curcumin- Curcuma longa 128
  • 129. Berberine + 1% chlorhexidine = 5.25% sodium hypochlorite and 2% chlorhexidine + miconazole – against C.albicans biofilms 129
  • 130. Nanoparticles Based Disinfection Chitosan , Zinc oxide Silver (Ag-np) nanoparticles possess a broad spectrum of antimicrobial Activity- altering cell wall Permeability 130
  • 131. Rose bengal-functionalized CS-np- effective in the presence of tissue inhibitors Rose bengal –light – cytotoxic Chitin – polymer 131
  • 132. Chitosan + rose bengal - enhance the degradation resistance of collagen Silver nanoparticles sized 10–100 nm mesoporous bioactive calcium silicate nanoparticles and bioactive glass powder loaded with AgNp- reduction in adhesion of E. fecalis biofilms 132
  • 133. Endodontic Topics 2012, 22, 99–123, Anil Kishen Endodontic Topics 2012, 22, 99–123, Anil Kishen 133
  • 134. Miscellaneous Interventions -Enzymatic irrigation- Niazi et al - 1% trypsin and 1% proteinase K, with or -without ultrasonic activation 134
  • 135. D-amino acids, specifically D-leucine 135
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  • 137. Irrigant activation systems -Sonics and ultrasonics -Light: Non-Coherent (Photoactivated Disinfection) and Coherent (Laser Activated Disinfection) - Microbubble emulsion 137
  • 138. Sonics and ultrasonics Dis-agglomeration of the bacterial biofilm Planktonic form – susceptible to antimicrobials Cell membrane permeability – altered 138
  • 139. Shear stresses – disruption of biofilms Better penetration of irrigant into the dentinal tubules 139
  • 141. - Er:YAG laser activation of 5 percent NaOCl and 17 percent EDTA was more effective than conventional irrigation for eradicating E. faecalis and preventing new bacterial growth ex vivo. Olivi G, et al J Am Dent Assoc. 2014 Aug;145(8):843-8 141
  • 142. sub-ablative photoacoustic technique penetration of the irrigating solution into inaccessible areas of the root canal system, bacterial elimination by antimicrobial irrigants activated by the photomechanical effects of the PIPS-tapered and stripped laser tip (Jaramillo et al. 2012). 142
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  • 146. Dentin surface with thermal damage and charring Er,Cr:YSGG laser radial firing tip Ledging and thermal damage Clean canal surface 146
  • 149. Previous studies have shown that PIPS in combination with 5.25 and 6 % sodium hypochlorite is an effective means of eliminating resistant bacteria such as E. faecalis from the root canal System (Jaramillo et al. 2012; Olivi et al. 2014). 149
  • 150. Comparison between (A) the classic PIPS protocol (adapted from Jamarillo ) and (B) the modified PIPS protocol. Barbara Skrlj Golob et al, (J Endod 2017;-:1–6) 150
  • 151. Buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite delivered by conventional method was effective in Removing E. faecalis from contaminated root canals; however,activation of a buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution by PIPS significantly increased its antimicrobial capacity. Jaramillo et al. Evidence-Based Endodontics (2016) 1:6 151
  • 152. PDT involves the use of a nontoxic dye or photosensitizer (PS) in combination with visible light, which in the presence of molecular oxygen leads to the production of cytotoxic oxygen radicals such as singlet oxygen. 152
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  • 154. Microbubble emulsion -Halford et al - employs unstable gas-filled microbubbles that expand when exposed to ultrasonic waves : biofilm detachment -generate reactive oxygen species to exhibit an antibacterial effect. 154
  • 155. Intracanal Medicaments Calcium hydroxide - ineffective against E. feacalis- 24 hours of treatment Even combining with chitosan nanoparticles – Cannot penetrate the EPS matrix of biofilms 155
  • 156. Antibiotics TAP is significantly better than calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine in disrupting biofilms of E. feacalis polymer nanofibers with TAP has been shown to bring about significant bacterial killing resistance to antibiotics 156
  • 157. Dentin pretreatment for 4 weeks with 5, 50 or 500 mg/mL of DAP demonstrated significantly higher residual antibiofilm effects and complete eradication of E. faecalis biofilms in comparison to a 1 week pretreatment with similar concentrations. No sig antibiofilm effects with 1mg/ml irrespective of time Jenks, D et al ,Archives of Oral Biology, 70, 88–93 157
  • 158. Biofilm mode of growth Structure and composition of biofilms Stages of formation of biofilm SummarySummary 158
  • 159. Mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobials Biofilm detection Antibiofilm strategies 159
  • 160. Surface coating Root canal irrigants Irrigant activation systems Intracanal medicaments 160
  • 161. Conclusion It is clear that endodontic infections are caused by multispecies biofilms and that the interactions between different organisms can contribute to apical periodontitis progress and clinical outcome. 161
  • 162. Further research in basic microbiological processes such as the molecular basis and biological effect of these host–bacterial connections may lead to an improvement of treatment regimens and also may identify new objectives and strategies for disease control. 162
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