Quantitative analysis of Streptococcus mutans, Bifidobacterium, and Scardovia Wiggsiae in occlusal biofilm and their association with Visible Occlusal Plaque Index (VOPI) and International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).

Aims: To quantitatively detect S. mutans, Bifidobacterium, and S. wiggsiae in occlusal biofilm from permanent first molars based on the Visible Occlusal Plaque Index (VOPI), and to analyse the association between their levels and the occlusal enamel caries occurrence following the diagnosis of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).

Bactericidal Effect of Triple Antibiotic Paste against Enterococcus faecalis in Dentinal Tubules: An Ex Vivo Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the bactericidal effect of various concentrations of triple antibiotic paste (TAP) against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) in dentinal tubules using a bacterial culture assay and confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM).

Methods: Ninety human teeth were contaminated with E.

Effect of brushing on surface roughness, fluoride release, and biofilm formation with different tooth-colored materials.

Background/purpose: Tooth brushing, material mechanical ageing procedure, is the most effective way in removing biofilm. The purpose of this study was to investigate the surface roughness, fluoride-release, and S. mutans biofilm formation on various tooth-colored restorative materials before and after brushing.

Buffering capacity and antibacterial properties among bioactive glass-containing orthodontic adhesives.

This study was to evaluate the acid-buffering capacity and antibacterial properties of orthodontic adhesives containing bioactive glasses (BAGs) (45S5, 45S5F, S53P4), Hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and Canasite. Fillers comprising 15 wt% bioactive glasses, HAp, β-TCP, and Canasite incorporated with 55 wt% silanated glass were added to a mixture of UDMA/TEGDMA. Acid-buffering capacity was tested by exposing disc-shaped samples of each adhesive to medium of bacteria-produced acids, and pH changes were recorded at 24 and 48 h.

Physicochemical and osteogenic properties of chairside processed tooth derived bone substitute and bone graft materials.

To analyze physicochemical such as surface structures, the crystallinity, chemical composition, calcium phosphate dissolution and osteogenic properties of tooth derived bone substitute (TDBS) processed chair-side and other grafting materials. The number of anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria in the supernatant of processed TDBS was determined. Human osteoblasts were co-cultured with TDBS or allograft in transwell system to examine cell migration.