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Oral biofilm composition and phenotype in caries-active and caries-free children
Malmö University, Faculty of Odontology (OD). Malmö University, Biofilms Research Center for Biointerfaces.
Malmö University, Faculty of Odontology (OD).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2745-1816
Malmö University, Faculty of Odontology (OD). Malmö University, Biofilms Research Center for Biointerfaces.
Department of Health and Genomics, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research (FISABIO), Valencia, Spain; School of Health and Welfare, University of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden.
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2024 (English)In: Frontiers in Oral Health, E-ISSN 2673-4842, Vol. 5Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Introduction: During development of dental caries, oral biofilms undergo changes in microbial composition and phenotypical traits. The aim of this study was to compare the acid tolerance (AT) of plaque from two groups of children: one with severe caries (CA) and one with no caries experience (CF) and to correlate this to the microbial composition and metabolic profile of the biofilms.

Methods: Dental plaque samples from 20 children (2–5 years) in each group were studied. The AT was analyzed by viability assessment after exposure to an acid challenge (pH 3.5), using LIVE/DEAD® BacLight™ stain and confocal microscopy. Levels of acid tolerance (AT) were evaluated using a scoring system ranging from 1 (no/low AT), to 5 (high/all AT). Metabolic profiles were investigated following a 20 mM glucose pulse for one hour through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Microbial composition was characterized by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing.

Results: The mean AT score of the CA group (4.1) was significantly higher than that of the CF group (2.6, p < 0.05). When comparing the end-products of glucose metabolism detected after a glucose-pulse, the CA samples showed a significantly higher lactate to acetate, lactate to formate, lactate to succinate and lactate to ethanol ratio than the CF samples (p < 0.05). The bacterial characterization of the samples revealed 25 species significantly more abundant in the CA samples, including species of Streptococcus, Prevotella, Leptotrichia and Veillonella (p < 0.05).

Discussion: Our results show that AT in pooled plaque from the oral cavity of children with severe caries is increased compared to that in healthy subjects and that this can be related to differences in the metabolic activity and microbial composition of the biofilms. Thus, the overall phenotype of dental plaque appears to be a promising indicator of the caries status of individuals. However, longitudinal studies investigating how the AT changes over time in relation to caries development are needed before plaque AT could be considered as a prediction method for the development of dental caries.

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Frontiers Media S.A., 2024. Vol. 5
Keywords [en]
oral biofilm, dental caries, microbiome, acid tolerance, metabolomics, NMR
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Dentistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71792DOI: 10.3389/froh.2024.1475361ISI: 001349304300001PubMedID: 39502319Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85208613145OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-71792DiVA, id: diva2:1908319
Available from: 2024-10-25 Created: 2024-10-25 Last updated: 2024-11-23Bibliographically approved
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1. Environmental effects on the acid tolerance of oral biofilms
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2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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This thesis investigates the acid tolerance (AT) of oral biofilms and how this property is affected by changes in the local environment, to further understand the phenotypical modifications of the bacterial communities that occur during caries development.

Paper I explored the effect of biofilm growth and presence of salivary proteins on the AT of five oral species, as well as their ability to induce an acid tolerance response (ATR). The results show that surface contact, presence of salivary proteins and sensing of environmental pH can contribute to high levels of AT.

In paper II, the AT, metabolic profile and microbial composition of plaque samples from children with oral health and children with severe caries were compared. Differences between the two groups were observed in organic acid production and species composition of the plaque samples, and significantly higher levels of AT was observed in plaque collected from caries active children.

In paper III, the effect of probiotic strains on the ATR of four oral species when grown in dual-species biofilms was investigated. The results showed that the presence of the probiotic strain L. reuteri PTA5289 was able to inhibit the ATR of oral species and led to a down-regulation of three key genes involved in acid stress tolerance.

The results of this thesis suggest that many species of the oral biofilm can obtain high levels of acid tolerance and that signals in the extracellular environment contribute to an increase and decrease of this property. Biofilm AT might therefore be a future focus in the development of new predictive biomarkers and therapeutic interventions for dental caries.

Abstract [sv]

Avhandlingen undersöker orala biofilmers syratolerans (AT) och hur denna egenskap påverkas av ändringar i den omgivande miljön. Detta för att närmare första de fenotypiska förändringar som de orala bakterierna genomgår under kariesutveckling.

I delarbete I analyseras hur växt i biofilm och närvaro av salivproteiner påverkar 5 orala bakteriearters AT samt deras förmåga att utveckla en ATR. Resultaten av studien visar att adhesion till en yta, närvaro av salivprotein och pH-förändringar i den omgivande miljön kan bidra till höga nivåer av syratolerans hos orala bakterier.

I delarbete II undersöks kliniska plackprover från barn med hög kariesaktivitet med plackprover från barn utan tecken på kariesaktivitet, vad gäller bakteriernas AT, kolhydratmetabolism och inbördes komposition. Skillnader i produktionen av organiska syror och bakteriell komposition kunde ses mellan de två grupperna och signifikant högre nivåer av AT visades i plackprover från barnen med hög kariesaktivitet.

I delarbete III, undersöktes effekten av probiotiska bakterier på orala arters AT. Resultaten av studien visar att närvaro av den probiotiska arten L. reuteri PTA5289 inhiberade utvecklingen av en ATR hos de orala arterna och ledde till en nedreglering av tre gener involverade i ATR.

Resultaten i denna avhandling indikerar att många orala arter kan uppnå höga nivåer av syratolerans och att denna egenskap kan påverkas av signaler i den omgivande miljön. AT hos orala biofilmer kan därför vara ett framtida fokusområde vid utvecklingen av nya prediktiva biomarkörer och terapeutiska interventioner för karies.

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Malmö University Press, 2024. p. 74
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Doctoral Dissertation in Odontology
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Dentistry
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urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-71794 (URN)10.24834/isbn.9789178775514 (DOI)978-91-7877-550-7 (ISBN)978-91-7877-551-4 (ISBN)
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2024-11-22, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, 09:00 (English)
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Paper II in dissertation as manuscript.

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