Souza João Gabriel S, Azevedo Fabio, Borges Maria Helena Rossy, Costa Raphael Cavalcante, Shiba Takahiko, Barak Shlomo, Mayer Yaniv, Figueiredo Luciene Cristina de, Feres Magda, Barão Valentim A R, Shibli Jamil A
Department of Periodontology, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, 07023-070, Brazil.
Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13414-903, Brazil.
NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2025 Feb 26;11(1):36. doi: 10.1038/s41522-025-00667-0.
Dental implant-related infections, which lack effective therapeutic strategies, are considered the primary cause for treatment failure. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) technology has been introduced as a safe and effective modality for enhancing biological responses. However, the PEMF effect on modulating microbial diversity has not been explored. Thus, we tested a miniaturized PEMF biomedical device as a healing component for dental implants. PEMF activation did not alter the chemical composition, surface roughness, wettability, and electrochemical performance. PEMF effectively controlled chronic in vitro polymicrobial microbial accumulation. The in vivo study where devices were inserted in the patients' oral cavities and 16S RNA sequencing analysis evidenced a fivefold or more reduction in 23 bacterial species for PEMF group and the absence of some species for this group, including pathogens associated with implant-related infections. PEMF altered bacterial interactions and promoted specific bacterial pathways. PEMF has emerged as an effective strategy for controlling implant-related infections.
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