Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of salivary and serum proteins present in pellicles formed on titanium (Ti) and zirconia ceramic (ZrO(2)) surfaces, and the ability of bacterial cells to adhere to the experimental pellicles. In addition, the protein profiles and bacterial binding properties of pellicles on Ti and ZrO(2) were compared to those formed on hydroxyapatite (HA) surface.
Methods: The pellicles were formed in vitro by incubating the materials with whole saliva, serum or saliva+serum.
Glucanohydrolases, especially mutanase [alpha-(1-->3) glucanase; EC 3.2.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlucosyltransferase (GTF) plays an essential role in the formation of the biofilm known as dental plaque and in the pathogenesis of dental caries. Mutans streptococci produce at least three distinct GTFs (GtfB, C and D), each of which forms a glucan polymer from sucrose. Glucan is a major constituent of plaque biofilm.
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