Prof. Dr. med. dent. Lamprini Karygianni

ZORA Publication List

Publications

• Deari, S., Gothwal, M., Gränicher, K., Thurnheer, T., Attin, T., & Karygianni, L. (2025). The Effect of Pellicle on Biofilm Formation in a Supragingival Biofilm Model Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 11, e70276. https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.70276
• Schwendener, S., Flury, M., Jenzer, J., Thurnheer, T., & Karygianni, L. (2025). PMA-qPCR to quantify viable cells in multispecies oral biofilm after disinfectant treatments Biofilm, 9, 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioflm.2025.100281
• Bartels, N., Argyropoulou, A., Al-Ahmad, A., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Karygianni, L. (2025). Antibiofilm potential of plant extracts: inhibiting oral microorganisms and Streptococcus mutans Frontiers in Dental Medicine, 6, 1535753. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1535753
• Hickl, J., Argyropoulou, A., Al-Ahmad, A., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Karygianni, L. (2024). Unleashing nature’s defense: potent antimicrobial power of plant extracts against oral pathogens and Streptococcus mutans biofilms. Frontiers in Oral Health, 5, 1469174. https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2024.1469174
• Pinheiro, E. T., Karygianni, L., Candeiro, G. T. M., Vilela, B. G., Dantas, L. O., Pereira, A. C. C., Gomes, B. P. F. A., Attin, T., Thurnheer, T., & Russo, G. (2024). Metatranscriptome and Resistome of the Endodontic Microbiome Journal of Endodontics, 50, 1059-1072.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2024.03.015
• Pereira, A. C. C., Aguiar, A. P. S., Barbosa, V. L., Régis, J. R., Miyazima, E. M., Araujo, L. M. P., Dantas, L. O., Mayer, M. P. A., Andrade, F. B., Karygianni, L., & Pinheiro, E. T. (2024). Enhancing Antibiotic Efficacy in Regenerative Endodontics by Improving Biofilm Susceptibility Journal of Endodontics, 50, 962–965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2024.04.004
• Hotic, M., Ackermann, M., Bopp, J., Hofmann, N., Karygianni, L., & Paqué, P. N. (2024). Critical hydrodynamic force levels for efficient removal of oral biofilms in simulated interdental spaces Clinical Oral Investigations, 28, 346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05739-7
• Hamza, B., Eliades, T., Attin, T., Schwendener, S., & Karygianni, L. (2024). Initial bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on novel restorative materials used in paediatric dentistry Dental Materials, 40, 573–579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2024.02.002
• Lueyar, T. K., Karygianni, L., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2023). Dynamic interactions between Candida albicans and different streptococcal species in a multispecies oral biofilm MicrobiologyOpen, 12, e1381. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1381
• Thurnheer, T., Bensland, S., Eick, S., Kulik, E. M., Attin, T., & Karygianni, L. (2023). Antibiotic Resistance among Fusobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Leptotrichia Species of the Oral Cavity Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 21, 93–102. https://doi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.b4009553
• Schönbächler, N., Thurnheer, T., Paqué, P. N., Attin, T., & Karygianni, L. (2023). In vitro versus in situ biofilms for evaluating the antimicrobial effectiveness of herbal mouthrinses Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13, 1130255. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1130255
• Al-Ahmad, A., Haendel, M., Altenburger, M. J., Karygianni, L., Hellwig, E., Wrbas, K. T., Vach, K., & Tennert, C. (2022). Biodentine Inhibits the Initial Microbial Adhesion of Oral Microbiota In Vivo Antibiotics, 12, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12010004
• Vach, K., Al-Ahmad, A., Anderson, A., Woelber, J. P., Karygianni, L., Wittmer, A., & Hellwig, E. (2022). Examining the Composition of the Oral Microbiota as a Tool to Identify Responders to Dietary Changes Nutrients, 14, 5389. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245389
• Pereira, A. C. C., Aguiar, A. P. S., Araujo, L. M. P., Dantas, L. O., Mayer, M. P. A., Karygianni, L., Thurnheer, T., & Pinheiro, E. T. (2022). Antibiofilm Activity of LL-37 Peptide and D-Amino Acids Associated with Antibiotics Used in Regenerative Endodontics on an Ex Vivo Multispecies Biofilm Model Life, 12, 1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12111686
• Kapralos, V., Böcker, J., Vach, K., Altenburger, M., Proksch, S., & Karygianni, L. (2022). On the biocompatibility of endodontic sealers Swiss Dental Journal, 132, 586–597. https://doi.org/10.61872/sdj-2022-09-01
• Günther, M., Karygianni, L., Argyropoulou, A., Anderson, A. C., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2022). The antimicrobial effect of Rosmarinus officinalis extracts on oral initial adhesion ex vivo Clinical Oral Investigations, 26, 4369–4380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-022-04400-5
• Paqué, P. N., Karygianni, L., Kneubuehler, J., Fiscalini, L., Wiedemeier, D. B., Müller, M., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2022). Microbial approaches for the assessment of toothpaste efficacy against oral species: A method comparison MicrobiologyOpen, 11, e1271. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1271
• Kurz, H., Karygianni, L., Argyropoulou, A., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2021). Antimicrobial Effects of Inula viscosa Extract on the In Situ Initial Oral Biofilm Nutrients, 13, 4029. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13114029
• Gerhard, N., Thurnheer, T., Kreutzer, S., Gmür, R. D., Attin, T., Russo, G., & Karygianni, L. (2021). Necrotizing Gingivitis: Microbial Diversity and Quantification of Protein Secretion in Necrotizing Gingivitis Antibiotics, 10, 1197. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10101197
• Gränicher, K. A., Karygianni, L., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2021). Low Concentrations of Chlorhexidine Inhibit the Formation and Structural Integrity of Enzyme-Treated Multispecies Oral Biofilms Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 741863. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.741863
• Pinheiro, E. T., Karygianni, L., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2021). Antibacterial Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite and EDTA in Combination with High-Purity Nisin on an Endodontic-like Biofilm Model Antibiotics, 10, 1141. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10091141
• Karygianni, L., Paqué, P. N., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2021). Single DNase or Proteinase Treatment Induces Change in Composition and Structural Integrity of Multispecies Oral Biofilms Antibiotics, 10, 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10040400
• Vach, K., Al-Ahmad, A., Anderson, A., Woelber, J. P., Karygianni, L., Wittmer, A., & Hellwig, E. (2021). A Log Ratio-Based Analysis of Individual Changes in the Composition of the Oral Microbiota in Different Dietary Phases Nutrients, 13, 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030793
• Pinheiro, E. T., Karygianni, L., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2021). Antibacterial Effect of High-Purity Nisin Alone and in Combination with D-Amino Acids or Chlorhexidine in an Endodontic-Like Biofilm Model Antibiotics, 10, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020149
• Karygianni, L., Ruf, S., Hellwig, E., Follo, M., Vach, K., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2021). Antimicrobial Photoinactivation of In Situ Oral Biofilms by Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared A and Tetrahydroporphyrin-tetratosylate (THPTS) Microorganisms, 9, 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010145
• Karygianni, L., & Zehnder, M. (2021). Biofilm im Wurzelkanal Endodontie, 01, 18–27.
• Tektas, S., Thurnheer, T., Eliades, T., Attin, T., & Karygianni, L. (2020). Initial Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Aligner Materials Antibiotics, 9, 908. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120908
• Anderson, A. C., Rothballer, M., Altenburger, M. J., Woelber, J. P., Karygianni, L., Vach, K., Hellwig, E., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2020). Long-Term Fluctuation of Oral Biofilm Microbiota following Different Dietary Phases Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86, e01421. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01421-20
• Tennert, C., Zinovieva, Y., Shishkov, K., Karygianni, L., Altenburger, M. J., Wierichs, R. J., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2020). Improving the Efficiency of Photodynamic Chemotherapy in Root Canals against Enterococcus faecalis In Vitro Antibiotics, 9, 543. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090543
• Burchard, T., Karygianni, L., Hellwig, E., Wittmer, A., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2020). Microbial Composition of Oral Biofilms after Visible Light and Water-Filtered Infrared a Radiation (VIS+wIRA) in Combination with Indocyanine Green (ICG) as Photosensitizer Antibiotics, 9, 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090532
• Vach, K., Al-Ahmad, A., Anderson, A., Woelber, J. P., Karygianni, L., Wittmer, A., & Hellwig, E. (2020). Analysing the Relationship between Nutrition and the Microbial Composition of the Oral Biofilm-Insights from the Analysis of Individual Variability Antibiotics, 9, 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9080479
• Bernardi, S., Bianchi, S., Bernardi, G., Tchorz, J. P., Attin, T., Hellwig, E., & Karygianni, L. (2020). Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 78, 417–424. https://doi.org/10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233
• Karygianni, L., Ren, Z., Koo, H., & Thurnheer, T. (2020). Biofilm Matrixome: Extracellular Components in Structured Microbial Communities Trends in Microbiology, 28, 668–681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.03.016
• Nardello, L. C. L., Amado, P. P. P., Franco, D. C., Cazares, R. X. R., Nogales, C. G., Mayer, M. P. A., Karygianni, L., Thurnheer, T., & Pinheiro, E. T. (2020). Next-Generation Sequencing to Assess Potentially Active Bacteria in Endodontic Infections Journal of Endodontics, 46, 1105–1112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2020.05.004
• Tennert, C., Reinmuth, A.-C., Bremer, K., Al-Ahmad, A., Karygianni, L., Hellwig, E., Vach, K., Ratka-Krüger, P., Wittmer, A., & Woelber, J. P. (2020). An oral health optimized diet reduces the load of potential cariogenic and periodontal bacterial species in the supragingival oral plaque: A randomized controlled pilot study MicrobiologyOpen, 9, e1056. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1056
• Lukic, D., Karygianni, L., Flury, M., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2020). Endodontic-Like Oral Biofilms as Models for Multispecies Interactions in Endodontic Diseases In Microorganisms (No. 5, MDPI Publishing; Vol. 8, p. 674). (Dissertation, University of Zurich) https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8050674
• Sahrmann, P., Gilli, F., Wiedemeier, D. B., Attin, T., Schmidlin, P. R., & Karygianni, L. (2020). The Microbiome of Peri-Implantitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Microorganisms, 8, 661. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8050661
• Nisyrios, T., Karygianni, L., Fretwurst, T., Nelson, K., Hellwig, E., Schmelzeisen, R., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2020). High Potential of Bacterial Adhesion on Block Bone Graft Materials Materials, 13, 2102. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13092102
• Karygianni, L., Attin, T., & Thurnheer, T. (2020). Combined DNase and Proteinase Treatment Interferes with Composition and Structural Integrity of Multispecies Oral Biofilms Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9040983
• Bernardi, S., Karygianni, L., Filippi, A., Anderson, A. C., Zürcher, A., Hellwig, E., Vach, K., Macchiarelli, G., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2020). Combining culture and culture-independent methods reveals new microbial composition of halitosis patients’ tongue biofilm. MicrobiologyOpen, 9, e958. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.958
• Vollmer, A., Al-Ahmad, A., Argyropoulou, A., Thurnheer, T., Hellwig, E., Attin, T., Vach, K., Wittmer, A., Ferguson, K., Skaltsounis, A. L., & Karygianni, L. (2019). Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (VIS + wIRA) and Hypericum Perforatum Modifies In Situ Oral Biofilms Scientific Reports, 9, 20325. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56925-7
• Kulik, E. M., Thurnheer, T., Karygianni, L., Walter, C., Sculean, A., & Eick, S. (2019). Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis Strains from Different Decades Antibiotics, 8, 253. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040253
• Anderson, A., Rothballer, M., Altenburger, M., Woelber, J., Karygianni, L., Lagkouvardos, I., Hellwig, E., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2019). Dysbiotische Verschiebungen der mikrobiellen Gemeinschaft des supragingivalen oralen Biofilms durch häufigen Saccharosekonsum Oralprophylaxe und Kinderzahnheilkunde, 157–168.
• Burchard, T., Karygianni, L., Hellwig, E., Follo, M., Wrbas, T., Wittmer, A., Vach, K., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2019). Inactivation of oral biofilms using visible light and water-filtered infrared A radiation and indocyanine green Future Medicinal Chemistry, 11, 1721–1739. https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2018-0522
• Bernardi, S., Continenza, M. A., Al-Ahmad, A., Karygianni, L., Follo, M., Filippi, A., & Macchiarelli, G. (2019). Streptococcus spp. and Fusobacterium nucleatum in tongue dorsum biofilm from halitosis patients: a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) study The New Microbiologica, 42, 108–113.
• Karygianni, L., Cecere, M., Argyropoulou, A., Hellwig, E., Skaltsounis, A. L., Wittmer, A., Tchorz, J. P., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2019). Compounds from Olea europaea and Pistacia lentiscus inhibit oral microbial growth BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19, 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2461-4
• Thurnheer, T., Karygianni, L., Flury, M., & Belibasakis, G. N. (2019). Species and Subspecies Differentially Affect the Composition and Architecture of Supra- and Subgingival Biofilms Models Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 1716. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01716
• Anderson, A. C., Rothballer, M., Altenburger, M. J., Woelber, J. P., Karygianni, L., Lagkouvardos, I., Hellwig, E., & Al-Ahmad, A. (2018). In-vivo shift of the microbiota in oral biofilm in response to frequent sucrose consumption Scientific Reports, 8, 14202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32544-6
• Proksch, S., Brossart, J., Vach, K., Hellwig, E., Altenburger, M. J., & Karygianni, L. (2018). Evaluation of the bioactivity of fluoride-enriched mineral trioxide aggregate on osteoblasts International Endodontic Journal, 51, 912–923. https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.12905
• Tchorz, J. P., Wolgin, M., Karygianni, L., Vach, K., & Altenburger, M. J. (2018). Accuracy of CBCT-based root canal length predetermination using new endodontic planning software compared to measurements performed with an electronic apex locator ex vivo International Journal of Computerized Dentistry, 21, 323–328.

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