Multi-species Biofilm Formation on Dental Materials and an Adhesive Patch
Purpose: This laboratory study assessed the influence of surface roughness and contact time on the formation of a multi-species biofilm on dental materials (adhesive patch, composite, amalgam and enamel). Materials and Methods: Rough and smooth specimens of each material were prepared and the mean surface roughness was assessed profilometrically. The biofilms were then allowed to grow either for 15 min or 15 h respectively on salivapreconditioned specimens of each material, and colony-forming units on blood agar were counted (N = 9/group). Surface morphology was assessed using a scanning electron microscope. Results: No difference was found in the biofilm formation rate among all the materials that were tested. After a short incubation period, a statistical significant difference between smooth and rough samples could be detected on amalgam and on the resin composite material (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Surface roughness may influence the initial biofilm adherence, but differences vanish following growth and maturation. The multi-species biofilm offers a reliable laboratory model for studying plaque formation.
- Standort
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Multi-species Biofilm Formation on Dental Materials and an Adhesive Patch ; volume:7 ; number:1 ; year:2009 ; pages:47-53
Oral health & preventive dentistry ; 7, Heft 1 (2009), 47-53
- Urheber
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Dezelic, Tomislav
Guggenheim, Bernhard
Schmidlin, Patrick R.
- DOI
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10.3290/j.ohpd.a15267
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023052015101902874710
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Dezelic, Tomislav
- Guggenheim, Bernhard
- Schmidlin, Patrick R.