Speakers - Periodontal Conference 2016

Professor M. Quirynen graduated in 1980 as dentist at the Catholic University of Leuven and finished in 1984 his training in periodontology at the department of Periodontology (Catholic University Leuven). In 1986 he presented his Ph. D. entitled: “Anatomical and inflammatory factors influence bacterial plaque growth and retention in man”. In 1990 he was appointed professor at the Faculty of medicine of the Catholic University of Leuven to teach periodontology and anatomy. His research deals mainly with oral microbiology, with special attention to the influence of surface characteristics on bacterial adhesion and the effect of antiseptics. He published over 300 full papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He is member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology (associate editor), Clinical Oral implants Research, Periodontal Practice Today and Parodontologie.

Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology & Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Periodontology, Capucijnenvoer 33, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Marc.Quirynen@med.kuleuven.ac.be

Abstract

Non-surgical periodontal therapy

Recently it has been realized that the subgingival plaque develops and behaves as a biofilm.  The latter has very important clinical consequences in relation to the use of antiseptics and antibiotics.  Moreover, periopathogens do colonise the entire oral cavity, and also this should be taken into consideration during periodontal therapy.  The existence of an “intra-oral” transmission of bacteria (from one niche to another, also called translocation or cross-infection) has recently been thoroughly investigated.  Such a transmission of pathogens, from one locus to another, will of course jeopardize the outcome of periodontal therapy, including the longevity of oral implants.
During this presentation I would like to discuss the dynamics of the supra- and subgingival plaque formation (colonisation & re-colonisation), the effect of an edentulation, the importance of a biofilm, and the “non-surgical” management of the biofilm in periodontal therapy.

Marc Quirynen