• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.568-586
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• 1995

542 periodontal patients having early-onset periodontitis(EOP) have been reclassified into a more homogeneous phenotypic subsets by newly revised radiographic criteria. Representative patients of each EOP subform have been examined of serum IgG subclass antibodies against periodontopathic bacteria, Porphyromonas gingivalis(Pg) 381 and of genetic markers for IgG allotypes to clarify the relationship between these parameters and phenotype expression of each subform. The early onset periodontitis could be reclassified by the radiographic parameters combining the mean interproximal alveolar bone loss(BL) and the radiographic ratio(between 1st molars and the adjacent teeth: Ratio) with statistical significance(p<0.001 by MANOVA). Moreover these EOP subforms could clearly be delineated from adult periodontitis. Of subform I and II(localized type EOP) patients with minimal mean bone loss(BL<5.0), patients demonstrating disease activities in localized areas(Ratio.>1.5) showed the elevated responses in all the IgG subclasses against Pg compared with those of patients without disease activity(Ratio <1.5). There were gradual increase in the IgG2 and IgG4 titers against Pg as the disease developed into the generalized forms suggesting the possible role of these antibodies in modulating the phenotype expression. The genetic marker study for IgG allotype revealed that mean IgG2 and IgG4 subclass titers were significantly higher(p<0.01, p<0.05, respectively) in patients who were positive for G2m(n). This indicated that IgG subclass responsiveness against the bacterial antigens are under the immnuogenetic control. The observed frequencies of G2m(n) were significantly higher (p<0.05) in subfrom IV patients who had the characteristic features of classical rapidly progressing periodontitis indicating the possible genetic predisposition in these patients.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2021

Purpose: Periodontitis is associated with a dysbiosis of periodontopathic bacteria, which stimulate the interleukin (IL)-23/IL-17 axis that plays an essential role in the immunopathogenesis of this disease, leading to alveolar bone destruction through receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL). IL-23 receptor mRNA (IL-23R) has been identified in periodontitis, and IL-17 receptor A mRNA (IL-17RA) and its protein have not yet been evaluated in patients with periodontitis. In this study was measure IL-23R and IL-17RA in gingival tissue (GT) from patients with generalized chronic periodontitis (GCP) and generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP) and to explore correlations with clinical parameters. Methods: We included 16 healthy subjects (HS), 18 patients with GCP, and 14 with GAP. GT samples were collected during periodontal surgery. Both IL-23R and IL-17RA were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The results were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman' rank correlation coefficients using SPSS version 25.0. We found lower IL-23R levels in patients with GCP and GAP than in HS. Contrarily, we observed higher IL-17RA levels in GCP and GAP patients than in HS. Moreover, we found negative correlations between IL-23R in GT and probing depth and clinical attachment loss (CAL). Likewise, a positive correlation of IL-17RA in GT with CAL was found. Conclusions: The results of these findings suggest that the reverse behavior between IL-23R and IL-17RA in periodontitis patients may also be involved with the activation of RANKL, which promotes alveolar bone loss.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.169-177
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• 2009

천연 식물 추출물을 구강 질환에 활용하는 방안을 모색하기 위하여, 본 연구는 인진쑥에서 추출한 쑥추출액을 치의학분야에 활용하고자 S. gordonii Challis, S. gordoii G9B, S. mutans GS5, S. sobriuns 6715, E. faecalis ATCC 4083, A. actinomycetem Y4, P. gingivalis A7A1-28, P. gingivalis W83, Pr. intermedia ATCC 25611, F. nucleatum KTCT 2488, C. albicans ATCC 18804에 대한 항균효과를 미생물학적으로 실험하여, 생균수 검사를 통해 다음과 같은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 1. 인진쑥추출액에 의한 최소억제농도(minimum inhibitory concentration; MIC)와 최소살균농도(minimum bactericidal concentration; MBC)가 모두 쑥추출액 농도 2.0%이하에서 관찰된 세균은 치주질환 원인균인 P. gingivalis A7A1-28와 P. gingivalis W83, Pr. intermedia ATCC 25611로 나타났다. 2. P. gingivalis A7A1-28의 MIC는 쑥추출액 농도 1.2%, MBC는 2.0%로 관찰되었다. 3. P. gingivalis W83의 MIC는 쑥추출액 농도 1.4%, MBC는 2.0%로 관찰되었다. 4. Pr. intermedia ATCC 25611의 MIC는 쑥추출액 농도 1.2%, MBC는 2.0%로 관찰되었다. 천연 자연물질인 인진쑥이 구강질환을 일으키는 대표적인 균주에 대한 효과를 연구한 본 실험의 결과, 인진쑥은 구강 세균, 특히 P. gingivalis A7A1-28와 P. gingivalis W83, Pr. intermedia ATCC 25611에 대한 항균효과가 있음이 증명되었다. 따라서 이 천연물질이 부작용이 없는 한계 내에서 사용된다면, 구강질환자의 구강 환경 개선을 위한 치약, 구강세척제 등의 구강용품들을 통해 임상에 적극적으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.109-126
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• 1993

Refractory periodontitis manifest progressive attachment loss in a rapid and unrelenting manner regardless of the type or frequency of therapy applied. The purpose of this study was ta evaluate the relation between the level of cytokines in GCF and periodontopathic microflora with disease activity of refractory periodontitis. Selection of patients with refractory periodontitis (7 males, 3 females) were made by long term clinical observation including conventional clinical history and parameters. Teeth that showed pocket depth greater than 6mm were selected as sample teeth. Subjects were examined at baseline and after 3 months. Prior to baseline test, individual acrylic stent was fabricated. Reference grooves were made on each sample tooth site. Pocket depth and attachment loss were measured by Florida Probe. Gingival index was measured at 4 sites each sample teeth. Disease activity was defined as attachment loss of ${\ge}$ 2.1mm, as determined by sequential probing and tolerance method. The pattern and amount of alveolar bone resorption was observed with quantitative digital subtraction image processing radiography. Morphological analysis of subgingival bacteria was taken by phase contrast microscopy. Predominant cultivable bacterial distribution and frequency were compared between disease-active and disease-inactive site using immunofluorescence microscopy and selective microbial culturing. Levels of $interleukin-l{\beta}$, 2, 4, 6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF and blood serum sample were quantified by ELISA. In active sites, P. intermedia was significantly increased to compare with inactive site. $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF were increased in active sites and IL-2 in serum was increased in active patients significantly. Alveolar bone loss in active site was correlated with $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2 in GCF. And loss of attachment in active site was correlated with IL-2 in GCF. These results demonstrate that IL-2 in serum, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF, P, intermedia might be used as possible predictors of disease activity in refractory periodontitis before it is clinically expressed as attachment loss and quantitative alveolar bone change.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.353-362
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• 2009

본 연구는 편백 피톤치드에 의해 사멸되지 않는 구강 상주균을 분리하고, 이 분리된 세균이 구강 병인균에 대하여 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 관찰함으로써 편백 피톤치드에 구강 내 세균에 대한 지속적인 이차적 효과를 구명한 실험적 연구이다. 이에 건강한 사람의 타액에 1% 피톤치드를 첨가하여 최종적으로 생존해 있는 200개의 구강 상주균을 확인하여 이를 분석한 후 이들이 치주질환과 입냄새의 중요한 원인균인 F. nucleatum에 대한 억제효과를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 선택된 200개의 잔존 세균 중, 70개(35.0%)가 F. nucleatum을 억제하였다. 2. F. nucleatum을 억제하는 70개의 잔존 세균 중, Streptococcus salivarius가 41.3%(45/109), Streptococcus sanguinis가 28%.(7/25), Streptococcus mitis가 20%(3/15), Streptococcus parasanguinis가 33.3%(3/9), Streptococcus alactolyticus가 100%(8/8), Streptococcus vestibularis가 28.6%(2/7), Streptococcus sp.가 50%(2/4)로 나타났다. 결론적으로 피톤치드 처리 후의 잔존 세균이 F. nucleatum을 억제함으로써 피톤치드가 구강 건강, 특히 치주질환을 예방하거나 치료하는데 큰 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 생각하며, 구강 상주균을 건강하게 유지시킨 채로 병인균 만을 억제시킨다는 차원에서 향후 구강내 유익균의 배양가능성을 실용화 할 수 있다고 생각한다.