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Bor-Shiunn Lee1, Kuang-Shao Shih2, Chern-Hsiung Lai3
1Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University and Department of Operative Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background:
Studies have reported a high prevalence of peri-implantitis. The etiology of peri-implantitis remains unclear and no available treatments result in total resolution of established peri-implantitis.
Purpose:
To investigate the factors that interfere with osteoblast adhesion to contaminated titanium surfaces after different surface treatments.
Materials And Methods:
Grade 4 titanium discs were randomly divided into 5 groups and each group was divided into 2 subgroups, with one contaminated with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans), and the other contaminated with Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). Group 1 did not receive bacterial inoculation or surface debridement and served as a control. Group 2 received A. actinomycetemcomitans or P. gingivalis inoculation, separately. Group 3 received bacterial inoculation and titanium curette debridement, followed by normal saline irrigation. Group 4 received bacterial inoculation, curette debridement, normal saline irrigation, and ultrasonication. Group 5 received bacterial inoculation, curette debridement, normal saline irrigation, and placement in 0.12% chlorhexidine. After various surface treatments, the surface roughness and hydrophilicity of the titanium surface were measured, the number of adhered osteoblast cells was calculated, and the amount of residual lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was quantified.
Results:
A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis biofilms noticeably reduced surface hydrophilicity. Groups 3-5 showed decreased hydrophilicity and fewer adhered osteoblast cells compared with the control group. Although ultrasonication was more effective in removing LPS than curette debridement and chlorhexidine, cell adhesion was not as high as with clean titanium discs.
Conclusions:
The non-surgical treatment used in this study was not effective in removing LPS from titanium surfaces and increasing osteoblast adhesion. A more effective method to remove LPS completely is required to enhance the treatment outcome of peri-implantitis.
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