Bacterial Adhesion of Streptococcus mutans to Dental Material Surfaces

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 1152
• Main Authors: Kozmos, Mirjam, Virant, Petra, Rojko, Franc, Abram, Anže, Rudolf, Rebeka, Raspor, Peter, Zore, Anamarija, Bohinc, Klemen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.02.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Alloys; Alloys - chemistry; Bacteria; Bacterial Adhesion; Biofilms; Ceramics - chemistry; Composite materials; Composite Resins - chemistry; Contact angle; Dental Amalgam - chemistry; dental materials; Dental plaque; Dentistry; Enamel; Humans; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Materials Testing; Mechanical properties; Methacrylates - chemistry; Microorganisms; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Particle Size; Streptococcus infections; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus mutans - growth & development; Surface Properties; Teeth; Urethane - chemistry; surface properties; bacterial adhesion; dental materials; Streptococcus mutans

The aim of this study was to investigate and understand bacterial adhesion to different dental material surfaces like amalgam, Chromasit, an Co-Cr alloy, an IPS InLine ceramic, yttrium stabilized tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia (TPZ), a resin-based composite, an Au-Pt alloy, and a tooth. For all...