[The effect of removable partial denture on the composition of bacteria on the apt-to-decay site of abutment teeth].
This study was aimed at the composition of plaques which were on the base teeth's carious sensitive sites, just after the insertion of the removable partial denture (RPD). The results showed that the ratios of bacterial detection in different teeth at the same period and those on the different sites of same teeth at different periods were not significantly different. There was a tendency that the detection ratio of the stomatococcus at the early period was higher than that of other bacteria, but at the middle period the ratios declined, and at the late period it was higher again. The detection ratio of the bacillus was on the contrary in the study. At the same time, the composition of the plaques changed significantly after the dentures had been used for 7, 14, and 21 days and 3 months. After 3 months, the ratios of the stomatococcus and the bacillas returned to their normal levels. The 3 main cariogenic bacteria were all detected in this study. The Streptococcus mutant was the dominant bacterium in the plaques and its ratio went up with the time duration. The ratio for the lower second molar was higher than that for the mandibular second premolar (P < 0.05). The detection ratios of the Actinomyces viscosus and lactobacillus were lower. In conclusion, after the insertion of RPD, the oral microbial ecosystem would be changed and the cariogenic bacteria began to implant on the surface of the base teeth. So RPD is a potential factor to cause the caries.
Gao
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Department of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, Chengdu.
Su
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B
Hu
Y
Y
Xiao
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X
Zhu
Z
Z
Liu
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Y
D016924:Actinomyces viscosus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments / Q000382:microbiology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification*