Inflammation in periodontal tissues in response to mechanical forces

• Authors: M. Yamaguchi , K. Kasai
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Orthodontic forces are known to produce mechanical damage and inflammatory reactions in the periodontium and dental pulp, as well as inflammatory mediators, e.g. prostaglandins, interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor a, and receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand, in the periodontal ligament (PDL) and dental pulp. We have studied the effects of aging on the production of inflammatory mediators in the PDL using in vitro and in vivo methods and found that aging of PDL tissues may be an important factor in the severity of periodontal disease through a higher production of inflammatory mediators in response to mechanical forces. Further, the levels of inflammatory mediators in gingival crevicular fluid, an osmotically mediated inflammatory exudate found in the gingival sulcus, have been shown to be significantly elevated during orthodontic treatment. In order to reduce inflammation, low-level laser therapy has been recently studied in vivo and in vitro by many investigators as a substitute for anti-inflammatory drugs. Clinical and experimental studies have shown that low-level laser irradiation reduces orthodontic post-adjustment inflammation. We believe that orthodontic forces (mechanical forces) may play an important role in periodontal inflammation and that low-level laser therapy may be useful for its inhibition.

Keywords

EN

CYTOKINE; INFLAMMATION; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Discipline

• IMMUNOLOGY: IMMUNOLOGY

• Publisher: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 388-398

Contributors

author

M. Yamaguchi

author

K. Kasai

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: Masaru Yamaguchi, Department of Orthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan