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Published on: September 14, 2019
Natural saliva as an adjuvant in a secondary caries model based on Streptococcus mutans
Franziska Hetrodt1, Julian Lausch1, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel2
1Department of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Objective:
Two factors for secondary caries formation were evaluated using an artificial biofilm model, saliva as additive in culture medium and bonding procedures of composite materials for artificial gap creation.
Design:
Standardized cavities were prepared in bovine tooth samples (n = 44), treated with two different bonding pretreatments, restored and after artificial ageing incubated with Streptococcus mutans in a Mueller-Hinton-Broth-Sugar medium with or without human saliva for seven days. Secondary caries formation was analyzed using confocal laser scanning microscopy and transversal microradiography.
Results:
Lesions were significantly pronounced in groups using saliva, but were not influenced by the bonding pretreatments.
Conclusions:
The results indicate that the addition of saliva, but not the type of bonding procedure influences the outcome in the present biofilm-based secondary caries model.
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