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ArticlePloS one2023

Microbial adhesion and biofilm formation by Candida albicans on 3D-printed denture base resins.

Marcela Dantas Dias da Silva, Thais Soares Bezerra Santos Nunes, Hamile Emanuella do Carmo Viotto, Sabrina Romão Gonçalves Coelho, Raphael Freitas de Souza, Ana Carolina Pero

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Marcela Dantas Dias da SilvaDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
Thais Soares Bezerra Santos NunesDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
Hamile Emanuella do Carmo ViottoDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
Sabrina Romão Gonçalves CoelhoDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
Raphael Freitas de SouzaFaculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8437-9991
Ana Carolina PeroDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0203-2386

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated surface properties and adhesion/biofilm formation by Candida albicans on 3D printed denture base resins used in 3D printing. Disc-shaped specimens (15 mm x 3 mm) of two 3D-printed resins (NextDent Denture 3D+, NE, n = 64; and Cosmos Denture, CO, n = 64) and a heat-polymerized resin (Lucitone 550, LU, control, n = 64) were analyzed for surface roughness (Ra μm) and surface free energy (erg cm-2). Microbiologic assays (90-min adhesion and 48-h biofilm formation by C. albicans) were performed five times in triplicate, with the evaluation of the specimens' surface for: (i) colony forming units count (CFU/mL), (ii) cellular metabolism (XTT assay), and (iii) fluorescence and thickness of biofilm layers (confocal laser scanning microscopy). Data were analyzed using parametric and nonparametric tests (α = 0.05). LU presented higher surface roughness Ra (0.329±0.076 μm) than NE (0.295±0.056 μm) (p = 0.024), but both were similar to CO (0.315±0.058 μm) (p = 1.000 and p = 0.129, respectively). LU showed lower surface free energy (47.47±2.01 erg cm-2) than CO (49.61±1.88 erg cm-2) and NE (49.23±2.16 erg cm-2) (p<0.001 for both). The CO and NE resins showed greater cellular metabolism (p<0.001) and CO only, showed greater colonization (p = 0.015) by C. albicans than LU in the 90-min and 48-hour periods. It can be concluded that both 3D-printed denture base resins are more prone to colonization by C. albicans, and that their surface free energy may be more likely associated with that colonization than their surface roughness.

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Candida albicansDenture BasesBiofilmsMaterials TestingPolymethyl MethacrylatePrinting, Three-DimensionalSurface PropertiesPolymethyl Methacrylate

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PMID37792886
PMCPMC10550158

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