Vol. 9, No 3, 2002 pp. 236 - 239
UC 616.31:616-002.828 
MICROBIOLOGICAL STATUS OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOOTH
Dragica Dačić Simonović1, Branislava Kocić2, Nataša Stanković Nedeljković3,
Jovanka Gašić1, Stefan Dačić1, Nadica Jovanović3
1Faculty of Medicine Niš - Stomatologic Clinic Niš
2Institute of Public Health, Niš, Serbia
3Clinical Laboratory Department, Healt Center Aleksinac, Serbia
 E-mail: daniloda@eunet.yu

Summary. A healthy oral cavity represents a complex microsystem changeable in a number and type of bacteria, fungi, viruses and protosoa. Bacterial flora is different on different areas of tooth. These areas were cllassified as open and closed ecosystems. The surfaces of enamel and exposed dentin and cementum, with dental plaque, could be considered as open tooth ecosystems. The root channel could be seemed as closed dentin ecosystem.
The aim of this study was to isolate and identify prevalent microorganisms from:
- dental plaque (open ecosystem)
- infected root channel (closed ecosystem)
The investigated group included 30 adult patients with Periodontitis periapicalis. The most common type of periodontitis was Periodontitis periapicalis chronica granulomatosa (63%). Both, paque and channel swabs were taken, at the same time, from the same tooth. Swab were immediately disseminated, in a dentist's office, on the medium for anaerobic, microarephilic and aerobic cultivation.
Mediums for aerobic cultivation were incubated 20 hours in a thermostat at 37°C. Microaerophil and anaerobic condition were achieved by means of GAS-PAC bags (bio Merieux, Torlak).
Members of streptococcus species were identified by the folowing methods: API-STREPTO system and SLIDEX STREPTO-Kit (bio Merieux) and by folowing tests: optohin, bacitracin, CAMP. Yeastes of Candida species were identified after incubation of 7 days, at the temperature of 37°C from Sabourad base.
The polimorphic bacterial flora and Candida were isolated from plaque and channel swabs. The most common species of microbs in dental plaque were Streptococci spp. (nonhemolitics and viridans group). The most common species of microorganisms, in channel swabs, were Prevotella - Porphyromonas group or gram negativ bacills. Porphyromonas gingivalis had been found in 60% of channel swabs and in 20% of plaque swabs (statistical significans of p < 0.05).
In a closed ecosystem (root channel) Streptococci decreased whereas Lactobacilli increased.
Key words:  Teet, infection, bacteria, candida

MIKROBIOLOŠKI STATUS RAZLIČITIH POLJA ZUBA
Kratak sadržaj: Zdrava usna duplja je složeni mikro sistem, promenljiv u broju i tipu bakterija, gljivica, virusa i protozoa. Na zubnom organu se razlikuju otvoreni i zatvoreni eko sistemi ili polja zuba koje karakteriše različita bakterijska flora.
Cilj ovog rad bio je utvrđivanje mikrobiologije a) zubnog plaka (otvoreni ekosistem) b) inficiranog kanala korena (zatvoreni ekosistem). Obrađeno je 30 briseva odraslih pacijenata sa dijagnozom periapikalnog parodontita. Najčešći tip parodontita bio je Periodontitis periapicalis chronica granulomatosa (63%). Od svake ispitivane osobe istovremeno su uzimani bris supragingivalnog plaka i kanala korena, sa istog zuba. Brisevi su zasejavani u stomatološkoj ordinaciji, neposredno po uzimanju, prvo na podloge za anaerobnu a zatim na podloge za mikroaerofilnu i aerobnu kultivaciju. Podloge za aerobno kultivisanje inkubirane su u termostatu na 37°C, 20 časova. Mikro aerofilni i anaerobni uslovi postizani su pomoću GAS-PAC kesica (bioMerieux, Torlak). Pripadnici roda Streptococcus identifikovani su sledećim metodama: APO-STREPTO sitemom i SLIDEX STREPTO-KIT-om (bioMerieux) kao i testovima sa optohin-om, bacitracin-om, CAMP. Kvasnice iz roda Candida identifikovane su posle inkubacije od 7 dana, na temperaturi od 37°C, sa Sabourad podloge.
Iz briseva plaka i briseva kanala korena izolovana je polimorfna bakterijska flora.
Dobijeni rezultati ispitivanja briseva plaka pokazali su dominaciju Streptokoka (nehemolitičkih i viridans grupe) u suprafingivalnom plaku.
Rezultati ispitivanja briseva kanala korena istakli su najveću zastupljenost gram negativnih anaerobnih bacila, Prevotella - Porphyromonas grupe u inficiranom kanalu korena.
Razlika u zastupljenosti Pporphyromonas gingivalisa u brisevima kanala, u odnosu na briseve plaka, bila je statistički značajna za nivo značajnosti p < 0,05.
U zatvorenom ekosistemu (kanal korena) Streptokoke su bile u opadanju, dok se broj Laktobacila povećavao.
Ključne reči: Zubi, infekcija, bakterije, kandida