Autophagy Alters the Susceptibility of Biofilms to Antifungal Agents.

() reigns as a major cause of clinical candidiasis. biofilms are known to increase resistance to antifungal agents, making biofilm-related infections particularly challenging to treat. Drug resistance is of particular concern due to the spread of multidrug-resistant fungal pathogens, while autophagy is crucial for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis.

Apically extruded debris, canal transportation, and shaping ability of nickel-titanium instruments on contracted endodontic cavities in molar teeth.

Purpose: Apically extruded debris, canal transportation and shaping ability were compared between contracted endodontic cavities (CECs) and traditional endodontic cavities (TECs) after instrumentation with XP-endo Shaper (XPS), ProTaper Gold (PTG), ProTaper for hand-use (HPT) and Hero Shaper.

Methods: The CECs or TECs groups were sub-divided into 24 groups according to root canal morphology and nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) instruments. The weight of apically extruded debris was calculated using the Myers and Montgomery model.

Mechanical properties of bulk-fill resin composites with single increment up to 4 mm: A novel mechanical strength test.

Purpose: To evaluate the mechanical properties of two brands of bulk-fill resin composites placed in a single increment up to 4 mm thickness via a novel mechanical strength test and provide related explanations.

Methods: Light transmission (LT), translucency parameter (TP), color difference (ΔE), Vickers hardness (HV) of two bulk-fill resin composites (Filtek Bulk Fill Posterior, Tetric N-Ceram Bulk Fill) and two conventional resin composites (Z100, Spectrum TPH) were evaluated. A novel flexural strength (FS) test method was applied for bulk-fill resin composite to determine the FS value of the bottom composites at depths of 1, 2, 3, and 4 mm after 24 hours of aging treatment (3 months water storage and 15,000 thermal cycles).

Effect of APTES- or MPTS-Conditioned Nanozirconia Fillers on Mechanical Properties of Bis-GMA-Based Resin Composites.

To investigate the effects of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES)- or (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTS)-conditioned nanozirconia fillers on the mechanical properties of Bis-GMA-based resin composites. The conditioned fillers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermodynamic calculations. They were then used to prepare Bis-GMA-based resin composites, whose flexural strength and elastic modulus were evaluated.

Evaluation of the interaction of chlorhexidine and MDP and its effects on the durability of dentin bonding.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the potential interaction of chlorhexidine (CHX) and 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP) and its effects on the durability of dentin bonding.

Methods: Two commercial adhesives were tested: a MDP-free adhesive (Single Bond 2, SB2) and a MDP-containing adhesive (Single Bond Universal, SBU). Teeth were randomly assigned to six groups and tested for micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS): Ctr, direct bonding with SB2; CHX, CHX conditioning and SB2; MDP, MDP conditioning and SB2; CHX+MDP, combined CHX and MDP conditioning and SB2; SBU, direct bonding with SBU; CHX+SBU, CHX conditioning and SBU.

Glycerol Phosphate Dimethacrylate: An Alternative Functional Phosphate Ester Monomer to 10-Methacryloyloxydecyl Dihydrogen Phosphate for Enamel Bonding.

The bonding performance of a glycerol phosphate dimethacrylate (GPDM)-based, two-step, self-etch (SE) adhesive was experimentally compared to that of 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP)-based universal adhesives in different application modes for enamel bonding. Microtensile bond strength (μTBS) for adhesives bonded to enamel was measured initially (24 h water storage) and after 10 000 thermocycles plus water storage for 30 days. A GPDM-based, two-bottle, two-step, self-etch adhesive (Optibond Versa, OV) and three one-bottle MDP-based universal adhesives, one self-etching (Tetric N Bond Universal, TNBU) and two with etch-and-rinse (E&R) processing (Single Bond Universal (SBU); Clearfil Universal Bond Quick (CUBQ)), were tested.

Effects of nano-zirconia fillers conditioned with phosphate ester monomers on the conversion and mechanical properties of Bis-GMA- and UDMA-based resin composites.

Objectives: This study investigated the effects of the surface conditioning of nano-zirconia fillers with 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP) and dipentaerythritol penta-acrylate phosphate (PENTA) on the degree of conversion and mechanical properties of Bis-GMA- and UDMA-based resin composites containing the fillers.

Methods: MDP or PENTA conditioned nano-zirconia fillers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The conditioned nano-zirconia fillers were then used to prepare Bis-GMA- and UDMA-based resin composites.

Effects of hydrothermal aging, thermal cycling, and water storage on the mechanical properties of a machinable resin-based composite containing nano-zirconia fillers.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of hydrothermal aging, thermal cycling, and water storage on the mechanical properties of a machinable resin-based composite containing nano-zirconia fillers.

Materials And Methods: A machinable resin-based composite containing nano-zirconia fillers (Lava Ultimate, LU) and a resin-based composite with a similar resin matrix-to-filler ratio but without zirconia fillers (Tetric N-Ceram, TNC) were prepared into bars and assigned into four groups based on the type of aging treatment (hydrothermal aging, thermal cycling, water storage, or no aging). The phase transformations of the zirconia fillers in LU after aging were evaluated by X-ray diffraction.