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Antimicrobial Effects of Dental Luting Glass Ionomer Cements on Streptococcus mutans
Joint Authors
Hellwig, Elmar
Klai, Sina
Altenburger, Markus
Spitzmüller, Bettina
Anderson, Annette
al-Ahmad, Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Objective.
To reduce secondary caries, glass ionomer luting cements are often used for cementing of indirect restorations.
This is because of their well-known antimicrobial potential through the release of fluoride ions.
The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the antimicrobial effect of five dental luting cements which were based on glass ionomer cement technology.
Methods.
Five different glass ionomer based luting cements were tested for their antimicrobial effects on Streptococcus mutans in two different experimental setups: (i) determination of colony-forming units (CFUs) in a plate-counting assay; (ii) live/dead staining (LDS) and fluorescence microscopy.
All experiments were conducted with or without prior treatment of the materials using sterilized human saliva.
Antimicrobial effects were evaluated for adherent and planktonic bacteria.
Bovine enamel slabs (BES) were used as negative control.
BES covered with 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) served as positive control.
Results.
Each of the tested materials significantly reduced the number of initially adhered CFUs; this reduction was even more pronounced after prior incubation in saliva.
Antimicrobial effects on adherent bacteria were confirmed by live-dead staining.
Conclusion.
All five luting cements showed an antimicrobial potential which was increased by prior incubation with human saliva, suggesting an enhanced effect in vivo.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Klai, Sina& Altenburger, Markus& Spitzmüller, Bettina& Anderson, Annette& Hellwig, Elmar& al-Ahmad, Ali. 2014. Antimicrobial Effects of Dental Luting Glass Ionomer Cements on Streptococcus mutans. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051123
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Klai, Sina…[et al.]. Antimicrobial Effects of Dental Luting Glass Ionomer Cements on Streptococcus mutans. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051123
American Medical Association (AMA)
Klai, Sina& Altenburger, Markus& Spitzmüller, Bettina& Anderson, Annette& Hellwig, Elmar& al-Ahmad, Ali. Antimicrobial Effects of Dental Luting Glass Ionomer Cements on Streptococcus mutans. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051123
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051123