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Application of Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) to the Analysis of Endodontic Infections.
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The recent expanding use of cultivation-independent techniques for bacterial identification is reliant on the lack of knowledge of the conditions under which most bacteria are growing in their natural habitat and the difficulty to develop culture media that accurately reproduce these conditions. A molecular method that has been recently used in several areas to examine the bacterial diversity living in diverse environments is the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). In DGGE, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-generated DNA fragments of the same length but with different base-pair sequences can be separated. Separation is based on electrophorectic mobility of a partially melted double-strand DNA molecule in polyacrylamide gels, which is decreased when compared with that of the completely helical form of the molecule. Molecules with different sequences may have a different melting behavior and will therefore stop migrating at different positions in the gel. Application of the PCR-DGGE method in endodontic research has revealed that there are significant differences in the predominant bacterial composition between asymptomatic and symptomatic cases. This suggests that the structure of the bacterial community can play a role in the development of symptoms. In addition, new bacterial phylotypes have been disclosed in primary endodontic infections. PCR-DGGE has also confirmed that intra-radicular infections are a common finding in root-filled teeth associated with persistent periradicular lesions. The microbiota in failed cases significantly vary from teeth to teeth, with a mean number of species far higher than previously shown by culturing approaches. Application of the PCR-DGGE technique in endodontic microbiology research has the potential to shed light on several aspects of the different types of endodontic infection as well as on the effects of treatment procedures with regard to infection control.
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Siqueira JF Jr、Rosado AS
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From the Department of Endodontics, Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
and dagger Institute of Microbiology Prof. Paulo de Goes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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