Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries
A modified direct contact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial properties of four commercially available dental luting agents (RelyX Unicem, Ketac Cem, Ceramir Crown & Bridge and Harvard Cement) and two reference materials (glass-ionomer cement and calcium aluminate cement) compared to a...
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| author | Erik Unosson Yanling Cai Xiyuan Jiang Jesper Lööf Ken Welch Håkan Engqvist |
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| description | A modified direct contact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial properties of four commercially available dental luting agents (RelyX Unicem, Ketac Cem, Ceramir Crown & Bridge and Harvard Cement) and two reference materials (glass-ionomer cement and calcium aluminate cement) compared to a negative-control material (PMMA). Streptococcus mutans bacteria were placed in direct contact with specimens that had been aged for 10 min, 1 day, and 7 days, in order to test the antibacterial properties of the materials. A metabolic assay containing resazurin was used to quantify the amount of viable bacteria remaining after the direct contact tests. The effects of pH and fluoride on bacteria proliferation were also evaluated. Strongest antibacterial properties were found for calcium aluminate cement, followed by Ceramir Crown & Bridge and RelyX Unicem. Ketac Cem, Harvard Cement, and the reference glass-ionomer cement showed bacteria content either higher than or not significantly different from the PMMA control in all instances. pH levels below 6.3 and above 9.0 were found to have negative effects on bacterial proliferation. No correlation between either acidic materials or fluoride release and antibacterial properties could be seen; rather, basic materials showed stronger antibacterial properties. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8251003597f04afeacd3ff530e3bcccd2025-02-03T06:13:59ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362012-01-01201210.1155/2012/529495529495Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary CariesErik Unosson0Yanling Cai1Xiyuan Jiang2Jesper Lööf3Ken Welch4Håkan Engqvist5Division of Applied Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Applied Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, SwedenDoxa AB, Axel Johanssons Gata 4-6, 754 51 Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Applied Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 534, 751 21 Uppsala, SwedenA modified direct contact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial properties of four commercially available dental luting agents (RelyX Unicem, Ketac Cem, Ceramir Crown & Bridge and Harvard Cement) and two reference materials (glass-ionomer cement and calcium aluminate cement) compared to a negative-control material (PMMA). Streptococcus mutans bacteria were placed in direct contact with specimens that had been aged for 10 min, 1 day, and 7 days, in order to test the antibacterial properties of the materials. A metabolic assay containing resazurin was used to quantify the amount of viable bacteria remaining after the direct contact tests. The effects of pH and fluoride on bacteria proliferation were also evaluated. Strongest antibacterial properties were found for calcium aluminate cement, followed by Ceramir Crown & Bridge and RelyX Unicem. Ketac Cem, Harvard Cement, and the reference glass-ionomer cement showed bacteria content either higher than or not significantly different from the PMMA control in all instances. pH levels below 6.3 and above 9.0 were found to have negative effects on bacterial proliferation. No correlation between either acidic materials or fluoride release and antibacterial properties could be seen; rather, basic materials showed stronger antibacterial properties.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/529495 |
| spellingShingle | Erik Unosson Yanling Cai Xiyuan Jiang Jesper Lööf Ken Welch Håkan Engqvist Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries |
| title_full | Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries |
| title_fullStr | Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries |
| title_short | Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries |
| title_sort | antibacterial properties of dental luting agents potential to hinder the development of secondary caries |
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