Incorporation of Nanoparticles in Coatings on Acrylic Resin: Impact on Wettability and Antifungal Action.

Juliana de Freitas Gouveia Silva, Lady Daiane Pereira Leite, Tiago Moreira Bastos Campos, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito, Gilmar Patrocínio Thim, Tarcisio José de Arruda Paes Junior

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Juliana de Freitas Gouveia SilvaDental Materials Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12245-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1568-1668

Lady Daiane Pereira LeiteGenome Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12220-290, Brazil.

Tiago Moreira Bastos CamposPlasma and Processes Laboratory (LPP), Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil.

Cristiane Yumi Koga-ItoGenome Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12220-290, Brazil.

Gilmar Patrocínio ThimPlasma and Processes Laboratory (LPP), Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil.

Tarcisio José de Arruda Paes JuniorDental Materials Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12245-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-0474

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Acrylic resin is widely used in the fabrication of complete dentures, interacting significantly with the intraoral environment. However, complete dentures face challenges such as stability issues and biofilm accumulation. Glaze application is a common method to reduce surface porosity and microbial adhesion, but it also decreases surface wettability, potentially impairing salivary film formation essential for peripheral sealing. This study aimed to incorporate titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles into the glaze applied to thermally activated acrylic resin (TAAR) via spray coating to enhance surface wettability and antifungal activity. Four groups were tested: G (TAAR + commercial glaze - control); AlG (TAAR + commercial glaze + aluminum oxide - roughness control); TiG (TAAR + commercial glaze + titanium dioxide); and ZnG (TAAR + commercial glaze + zinc oxide). Evaluations included flexural strength, color and translucency, surface analysis and antibiofilm activity against

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acrylic resinnanoparticlestitanium dioxidewettabilityzinc oxide

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PMID42195770

DOI10.3390/ma19102130

PMCPMC13209064

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