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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Resin-Based Dental Composites Modified with Quaternary Ammonium Salts.

Izabela Szymczak-Pajor, Maja Zalega, Joanna Nowak, Agnieszka Śliwińska, Katarzyna Woźniak, Kinga Bociong

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Izabela Szymczak-PajorDepartment of Nucleic Acid Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6545-579X
Maja ZalegaDepartment of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0005-6538-3238
Joanna NowakUniversity Laboratory of Materials Research, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1865-9439
Agnieszka ŚliwińskaDepartment of Nucleic Acid Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6864-0704
Katarzyna WoźniakDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Str., 90-236 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6666-7973
Kinga BociongDepartment of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomorska Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1315-4370

Funding

grant from Medical University of Lodz No. 503/1-159-01/503-21-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary reason of dental restoration failure is the recurrence of caries, driving research to incorporate quaternary ammonium salts (QASs) into resin-based composites (RBCs). Given the prolonged contact of these materials with oral tissue, this in vitro study assessed the biocompatibility (cytotoxicity and genotoxicity) profiles of experimental RBCs modified with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DODAB), using two restorative materials: an unmodified-experimental composite, KE, and Flow-Art (FA) as comparative standards. The primarily novelty of this study is the direct comparison of the cellular safety profiles of CTAB vs. DODAB when incorporated into RBCs. Human fibroblast BJ cells were exposed to composite eluates for 24 h, and cell viability (MTT assay), the percentage of apoptotic and necrotic cells (the Annexin V/Propidium Iodide (PI) flow cytometry method), and DNA damage (the alkaline comet assay) were quantified. Among the compounds evaluated, only CTAB caused a significant, dose-dependent decrease in BJ cell viability, primarily by inducing late apoptosis or necrosis. Cell viability was severely reduced, dropping by 84% at 2 wt% CTAB (

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cytotoxicitygenotoxicityquaternary ammonium salts (QAS)resin-based composites (RBCs)

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PMID41440636
PMCPMC12734297

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