The Purpose Of The Study: Was to assess the microbial colonization and biofilm-forming activity of conditionally pathogenic microorganisms in vitro to samples of acrylic-free thermoplastic polymer material and to assess the possibility of its use for the manufacture of removable tooth splinting structures by injection method.

Materials And Methods: The reference strains . Biofilm-forming activity was assessed by the level of ethanol extraction of a 0.1% aqueous solution of gentian violet by measuring on a PowerWave X microplate reader (USA).

Results: A low degree of severity of microbial colonization and sufficient colonization resistance to the formation of a microbial biofilm of (0.374±0.056 cu opt. Pl.), (0.272±0.039 cu. Opt. Pl.), (0.299±0.028 cu opt. Pl.), (0.399±0.069 cu opt. Pl.), (0.401±0.089 cu opt. Pl.). Moreover, strains form a more pronounced biofilm (0.425±0.104 cu opt. Pl.) in comparison with other strains studied in the experiment.

Conclusion: Samples from a thermoplastic polymer based on polyoxymethylene have satisfactory biomedical characteristics and can be used at the stages of dental orthopedic treatment of patients without oral candidiasis.

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