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Biofilm Formation on Restorative Materials and Resin Composite Cements

Biofilm Formation on Restorative Materials and Resin Composite Cements

Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Stephanie Glauser, Jens Fischer, Fredy Schmidli, Tuomas Waltimo, Nadja Rohr

Dent Mater. 2018 Nov;34(11):1702-1709.

PMID: 30220506

Abstract:

Objectives:
Monolithic zirconia, polymer-infiltrated ceramic and acrylate polymer cemented with resin composite cement have recently been identified as prosthetic treatment options for zirconia implants. The aim of the present study is to determine in vitro, to what extent bacteria adhere to these materials.
Methods:
Disks made of zirconia (Vita YZ [YZ]), polymer-infiltrated ceramic (Vita Enamic [VE]), acrylate polymer (Vita CAD-Temp [CT]), self-adhesive cement (RelyX Unicem 2 Automix [RUN]) and of two different adhesive cements (RelyX Ulimate [RUL] and Vita Adiva F-Cem [VAF]) were produced. The biofilm formation of three bacterial species (Streptococcus sanguinis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis) on each material was assessed over 72h using a flow chamber system. The biofilms were quantified by crystal violet staining (optical density 595nm) and visualized using SEM. The inorganic composition of the different materials was analyzed and the wettability of the specimens was measured.
Results:
For the restorative materials lowest biofilm formation was found on CT: OD 0.5±0.1, followed by VE: OD 0.8±0.1 and YZ: OD 1.4±0.3. The biofilm formation on resin composite cements was significantly lower on VAF: OD 0.6±0.1 than for RUL: OD 0.9±0.1 and RUN: OD 1.0±0.1. A high wettability of the specimens with saliva/serum mixture tended to result in a higher biofilm formation. Correlations were obtained between the organic/inorganic composition of the materials and the polar/dispersive part of the surface free energy.
Significance:
Three-species biofilm formation on restorative and cement materials strongly relies on the materials composition. If the restorative material CT and cement VAF also prevent excessive biofilm formation in a clinical situation should be further investigated.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP60653578	Zirconium acrylate		60653-57-8	Price

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