A novel in vitro periodontal pocket model to evaluate the effect of root surface instrumentation on biofilm-epithelial cell interactions.

Lang, Kiri N; Sculean, Anton; Eick, Sigrun; Stähli, Alexandra (2022). A novel in vitro periodontal pocket model to evaluate the effect of root surface instrumentation on biofilm-epithelial cell interactions. Clinical oral investigations, 26(5), pp. 4021-4029. Springer 10.1007/s00784-022-04371-7

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OBJECTIVE

To develop a novel in vitro periodontal pocket model for evaluating the effect of two different root surface instrumentation modalities on biofilm-epithelial cell interactions.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

An artificial periodontal pocket model was created using an impression material. Dentin discs were prepared and incubated for 3.5 days with a biofilm consisting of 12 bacterial strains. Then, the discs were inserted into the pocket model and instrumented for 10 s or 10 strokes either with ultrasonics (US) or hand instruments (HI). Subsequently, a glass slide coated with epithelial cells was placed in close vicinity to the discs. After incubation of the pocket model in a 5% CO2 atmosphere for 6 h, residual bacteria of the biofilm as well as bacteria adhering to or invaded into epithelial cells were determined using colony-forming unit (cfu) counts and real-time PCR. Further, as a parameter of the pro-inflammatory cell response, interleukin (IL)-8 expression was determined by ELISA.

RESULTS

Compared to untreated control, HI reduced the cfu counts by 0.63 log10 (not significant) and US by 1.78 log10 (p = 0.005) with a significant difference between the treatment modalities favoring US (p = 0.048). By trend, lower detection levels of Tannerella forsythia were detected in the US group compared to HI. Concerning the interaction with epithelial cells, half of the control and the HI samples showed epithelial cells with attaching or invading bacteria, while US displayed bacteria only in two out of eight samples. In addition, US resulted in significantly lower IL-8 secretion by epithelial cells compared to the untreated control. Between HI and controls, no statistically significant difference in IL-8 secretion was found.

CONCLUSION

This newly developed in vitro model revealed in terms of biofilm-epithelial cell interaction after root surface instrumentation that compared to hand curettes, ultrasonic instrumentation appeared to be more effective in removing bacterial biofilm and in decreasing the inflammatory response of epithelium to biofilm.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Ultrasonic instrumentation might be more advantageous to reduce cellular inflammatory response than hand instruments.

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