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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2009

In vitro evaluation of artificial ageing on surface properties and early Candida albicans adhesion to prosthetic resins.

Sebastian Hahnel, Martin Rosentritt, Gerhard Handel, Ralf Bürgers

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sebastian HahnelDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg, 93042, Germany. Sebastian.Hahnel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Martin Rosentritt
Gerhard Handel
Ralf Bürgers
University Hospital Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this in vitro study was to examine potential changes and influences of prosthetic resin surface properties on Candida albicans adhesion after surface treatment or artificial ageing. MATERIALS AND

methodsStandardized specimens of a denture base resin and a veneering composite were prepared, polished, and randomly subjected to different surface roughness treatments or artificial ageing protocols (storage in ethanol or artificial saliva for 7/90 d, thermocycling). Surface roughness (Ra) and surface free energy were determined prior and after each treatment. Specimens were incubated with phosphate buffered saline or whole saliva for 2 h at 37 degrees C, and later with Candida albicans suspension (2.5 h, 37 degrees C). Adherent viable fungi were quantified using a bioluminescence assay.

resultsArtifical ageing did not affect substratum surface roughness, yet slight increases in substratum surface free energy and significant increases in Candida albicans adhesion were observed. Saliva coating marginally influenced Candida albicans adherence to reference and surface treated specimens, yet more pronounced differences in Candida albicans adhesion between the various artificially aged specimens were found.

conclusionNo correlation between substratum surface roughness or surface free energy and Candida albicans adhesion could be established.

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Resins, SyntheticAdultCandida albicansCell AdhesionDental ProsthesisFemaleHumansImidazolesIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMaterials TestingSalivaSurface PropertiesTime FactorsYoung AdultbutoconazoleImidazolesResins, Synthetic

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PMID18758916
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