ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024
Evaluation of Antibacterial Effect of Hybrid Nano-coating of Stainless Steel Orthodontic Brackets on Streptococcus Mutans - An
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- Evaluating antibacterial efficiency of orthodontic brackets coated with copper oxide, titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- An overview of types of antibacterial coatings and methods for creating them on orthodontic wires.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2025Review
- Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy and surface roughness of orthodontic brackets coated with silver-copper hybrid or zinc oxide nanoparticles: AnJournal of orthodontic science · 2025Article
- Research Interest in Copper Materials for Caries Management: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
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Abstract
Nano-coating of orthodontic brackets with a combination or hybrid of metals and metal oxides may reduce the streptococcus mutans count and incidence of enamel decalcification seen around brackets in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. In total, 255 orthodontic brackets (3M Unitek, Monrovia, California, USA) were divided into one control group (group I) of 60 and three experimental groups of 65 each (groups II, III, and IV). The experimental group brackets were coated with a combination of silver-zinc oxide, copper oxide -zinc oxide, and silver-copper oxide nanoparticles using physical vapour deposition method. The two nanoparticles used for each group were mixed in the ratio of 1:1 by weight for providing a uniform hybrid coating. Sixty brackets from each group were used for microbiological evaluation of antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans in blood agar medium, and the remaining five brackets from each experimental group were used for SEM analysis to check the uniformity of the coating. Nano-coated brackets demonstrated better antibacterial properties than uncoated brackets. Copper oxide-zinc oxide nanoparticles coated brackets demonstrated better antibacterial properties than the silver-zinc oxide and silver- copper oxide coated brackets.
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