Impact of Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Antibiotics Upon Oral-Dental Health- A Literature Review
Tsvetelina Borisova*
Medical University-Varna, Bulgaria
Submission: May 17, 2019; Published: June 11, 2019
*Corresponding author: Tsvetelina Borisova, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University-Varna, Bulgaria
How to cite this article: Tsvetelina B. Impact of Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Antibiotics Upon Oral-Dental Health- A Literature Review. Adv Dent & Oral Health. 2019; 11(1): 555802. DOI: 10.19080/ADOH.2019.11.555802
Abstract
The etiological traits, respectively the intensity of clinical manifestation of dental caries are influenced and coordinated predominantly not by the bacterial genotype of cariogenic microorganisms, but by their phenotypic features in the context of various environmental factors. According to the Global Burden of Disease report the point of issue of non-treated tooth decay lesions in permanent teeth is still actual in international scales. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are characterized with wide range of application in dental medicine practice. The implementation of these medicines is related to the process of suppression of arachidonic acid metabolism by cyclo-oxygenase pathway of reactions. The products of these metabolic interactions, namely prostaglandins, affect pain and induce the activity of osteoclasts during stages of active disorder of the periodontal apparatus. As an infectious disease the etiology of periodontitis is associated to the active participation of periodontal pathogens. Initiated as a bacterial disease, its course of progression is under the impact of common health traits, medium-related conditions, genetically- based characteristics. Lots of solid scientific literature sources ascertain that the efficient control of dental plaque and calculus, in condition of properly performed, adequate to the clinical state non-surgical and surgical periodontal procedures, ensures successful therapeutic approach in long perspective.
Keywords: Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs; Antibiotics; Oral-dental state; Caries; Periodontitis
Abbrevations: VPI: Visible Plaque Index; MBI: Marginal Bleeding Index; GI: Gingival Index; PD: Probing Depth; CAL: Clinical Attachment Loss; GR: Gingival Recession
Introduction
The disease of tooth decay is characterized with considerable magnitude of distribution in international scales [1]. Concerning the specifics of epidemiology of caries, the incidence of this oral health disorder is most common in countries of the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia, and at lower rate in China [2-4].
Determined as a “complex” and “multifactorial” disease, tooth decay as a process of destruction of hard teeth tissues can be efficiently controlled and adequately managed by implementation of fundamental principles of primary, secondary and tertiary preventive cares [5-7]. The contemporary conception of dental caries is related to the process of de-mineralization of the non-organic ingredients of enamel, followed by decomposition of the organic substrate in condition of high acidity of the medium, caused by the metabolic activities of acidogenic and acidophilic microorganisms of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus [8]. Bacteria of the species of Lactobacillus acidophilus take active participation in the carious process on later stages, related to chronic course of the disease.
On the other hand, the disturbance of the equilibrium of homeostasis into oral cavity provokes transformation of Candida albicans, as one of the representatives of the residual microflora, into opportunistic microorganisms. Researchers have taken cognizance of the potentials of Candida albicans for reinforcement of the cariogenic virulence of plaque biofilm [9,10].
The etiological traits, respectively the intensity of clinical manifestation of dental caries are influenced and coordinated predominantly not by the bacterial genotype of cariogenic microorganisms, but by their phenotypic features in the context of various environmental factors [11]. According to the Global Burden of Disease report the point of issue of non-treated tooth decay lesions in permanent teeth is still actual in international scales [12]. Studies carried out in the USA, Australia, Norway and Iceland eloquently outline the tendency of elevation in caries experience [13]. Profound population investigations performed in different periods of childhood ascertain that in young children the carious process affects mainly occlusal teeth surfaces, and during adolescence more vulnerable to caries attacks are the approximal sites of teeth [14]. These interrelations of caries activity correspond to the necessity of implementation of a significant number of tools for the purposes of efficient preventive programs on individual and population level [15].
Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are characterized with wide range of application in dental medicine practice. The implementation of these medicines is related to the process of suppression of arachidonic acid metabolism by cyclo-oxygenase pathway of reactions [16]. The products of these metabolic interactions, namely prostaglandins, affect pain and induce the activity of osteoclasts during stages of active disorder of the periodontal apparatus. After the stage of periodontal surgery, ibuprofen gives impact upon pain sensitivity, diminishing the concentration of PGE2 in gingival tissues by more than 95% [17]. In condition of a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial the implementation of flurbiprofen for a definite period of 18 months has resulted in considerable arrest of the intensity of periodontal bone loss among people suffering from severe chronic periodontitis. There has been established a tendency of reduction of the volume of fibroblasts in inflamed gingival connective tissue [18]. Simultaneously, TNF-α serves the role of an essential mediator of the inflammatory response by its potentials for initiating synthesis and release of prostaglandin and matrix metalloproteinase by fibroblasts [19]. Researchers confirm that TNF- α considerably elevates the rate of transportation of naproxen by gingival fibroblasts [20]. Gingival fibroblasts are also characterized by the capacity for accumulation of tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones [21]. These functionality-related traits of fibroblasts in gingiva lead to increased concentrations of systemically administered doxycycline and ciprofloxacin into gingival connective tissue and crevicular fluid compared to blood serum [22]. Very important to be accentuated on the fact that in terms of inflammation gingival tissue is oversaturated with fibroblasts. Therefore, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs concentration by fibroblasts can be up-regulated by TNF-α [16].
The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics upon oral-dental health based on a profound scientific literature review. A variety of researches has been perused and analyzed.
Results and Discussion
The etiology of caries is related to the significant role of the factors of cariogenic microorganisms, fermentable carbohydrates, quality and quantity traits of enamel, time, properties of saliva [23- 25]. Although researchers are aware of the potentials of different causative factors and principles of the pathophysiology of that disorder with destructive effect upon hard teeth tissues, it has not been eradicated yet [26]. Sugar-containing foods and drinks are among the most dangerous predisposing indicators for initiation and progression of this behavioral disease with infectious nature [27-30].
Sucrose included as a constituent in pediatric medications [27,31] leads to decrease oh the level of pH of medicine formulation [26,32-34] and viscosity of fluid in consistency medication [30,35]. Consequently, the processes of de-mineralization, decomposition of protein compounds, respectively, cavity formation go by progressive stages [36]. Pediatricians have the main task to modulate children’s and parents’ attitude towards their common and oral-dental health [37]. Namely specialists at the scope of Pediatrics are expected to investigate thoroughly the interrelations between tooth decay and antibiotics’ application in the different periods of childhood. Scientists from different parts of the world have accentuated on the statement that pediatricians are inclined to neglect the correlation between application of antibiotics and enhanced risk of caries, based on the ingredients of fermentable carbohydrates into medicines of antibiotics [38- 40]. Approximately ¼ of the pediatricians who took part in the study considered antibiotics as deleterious agents causing defects to teeth tissues. Only 1/5th of all the participants recommended children to perform strict oral hygiene procedures after each oral intake of antibiotics. Researchers establish that negligence of parents towards regular individual and professional oral health cares, especially lack of motivation for maintenance of proper hygiene level, results in significantly increased distribution of clinical cases of Early Childhood Caries [41,42].
Taking into consideration the contemporary tendency of high speed of distribution of tooth decay among children who consume various medication, including antibiotics, researchers accentuate on the definite necessity of enriching the knowledge of pediatricians about medicines’ constituents of fermentable carbohydrates as one of the main factors for caries [43]. Namely pediatricians have the responsibility to direct the attention of children and their parents towards the significance of regular and strict age-related complex individual oral hygiene cares as an obligatory prerequisite for proper oral-dental health [44].
Early childhood caries is evaluated as one of the most common chronic health disorders in children [45,46]. This disease has been established to be five times more common than asthma. If not treated adequately, ECC can act as a predisposing factor for malnutrition, handicaps in speech and disturbances of the normal, physiologically based individual development. As a noxa affecting not only teeth tissues, but giving impact upon the body, ECC can provide favorable conditions for initiation and progression of cardiovascular disorders, premature birth, diabetes.
As an infectious disease the etiology of periodontitis is associated to the active participation of periodontal pathogens [47,48]. Initiated as a bacterial disease, its course of progression is under the impact of common health traits, medium-related conditions, genetically- based characteristics [49-51]. Lots of solid scientific literature sources ascertain that the efficient control of dental plaque and calculus, in condition of properly performed, adequate to the clinical state non-surgical and surgical periodontal procedures, ensures successful therapeutic approach in long perspective [52-54].
Simultaneously, there are patients who have not been favorably influenced by conventional periodontal therapy [55]. Others demonstrate high susceptibility to the infectious pathogenic mechanism of that destructive disorder of the supportive apparatus [56]. Profound researches confirm that individual immunity system specifics determine the rate of progression, respectively the degree of aggravation of clinical manifestation of periodontitis [57,58].
Regarding the pathogenic mechanisms of morphological and functional disintegration of periodontal tissue complexes, it must be accentuated on the key role of arachidonic acid metabolites. Their production is coordinated by the enzyme of cyclooxygenase. Namely nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are responsible for the pharmacologically related inhibition of the biocatalyst of cyclooxygenase, respectively synthesis of metabolic compounds of arachidonic acid. The last induce and sustain the intensity of the process of secretion and release of matrix metalloproteinase and osteoclasts [59].
On one hand, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs provide an explicit effect of host modulation in terms of inflammatory process. On the other hand, there has been established an enhancement of the rate of host modulation when combined to a cause-related periodontal therapy [60-62] (Figure 1).
Thorough investigations are devoted to the deteriorative impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs upon oral mucosa and gastrointestinal mucosa [63]. And the potentials of NSAIDs to disturb the process of proper and optimal restoration of the gingival tissue after series of procedures of non-surgical periodontal therapy must be carefully explored. Simultaneously, in the context of two scientific literature reviews has been accentuated on the positive effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs upon the pathological processes of inflammation of gingival tissue and aggravation of periodontitis by the means of decrease of the intensity of alveolar bone resorption [64,65]. These adverse results are probably associated to the considerable bone protection effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [66]. Waite et al. [67] and Feldman et al. [68] organized and carried out two retrospective investigations with the definite purpose to assess the specifics of incidence and distribution of periodontal diseases in condition of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs application.
In some researches has been accentuated on the effect of NSAID upon indicative parameters with definite clinical significance, namely VPI - Visible Plaque Index (Ainamo & Bay), MBI Marginal bleeding index (Cowell et al.), GI - Gingival index [50] PD - Probing depth, CAL - Clinical attachment loss, GR - Gingival recession. No interrelations have been confirmed between the period of implementation of non-steroid anti-inflammatory therapy and clinical attachment loss, accentuating on the statement that prolonged application of these remedies does not have the potential for additive effects on the state of periodontal apparatus. Authors ascertained that proper administration of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs leads to suppression of the process and degree of inflammation of the gingival tissue, reduction of the values of probing depth, restoration of clinical attachment, overcoming para-clinical findings of radiographic visualized loss of alveolar bone [67,68].
In conclusion it is accentuated on the definite impact of nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics on the oral-dental health, respectively intensity of initiation and progression of tooth decay, gingival and periodontal diseases.
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