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Antibacterial Activity of Remineralizing Paste Incorporating Strontium Doped Nano Hydroxyapatite (Sr-nHAp) - A
Ratheesh Rajendran1, S Lakshmi Krishna2, P Mohammed Ashik3
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, Kerala, India.
Background:
The antimicrobial activity was assessed on the basis of the zone of inhibition at different concentrations of strontium doped nano hydroxyapatite and comparing the same with that of Ampicillin.
Aims:
The aim of the study was to assess the antimicrobial activity of Strontium doped nano hydroxyapatite (Sr-nHAp) when used as remineralizing agent and the property was compared with the similar effects of Ampicillin.
Methods And Material:
To focus on the antibacterial properties of Sr-nHAp, bacterial culture was performed in a specialized medium and the antibacterial effectiveness was compared with that of the antimicrobial effect of Ampicillin. The pathogenic culture of Streptococcus mutans and Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) were grown in Brain Heart Infusion media for 24 h at 37°C. Two separate culture plates were assigned for S.mutans and E. coli , each were incorporated with different concentrations of Sr-nHAp and Ampicillin (1 mg/mL). The zone of inhibition around the area inoculated with Sr-nHAp in both S.mutans and E. coli culture plates were assessed and compared with that of Ampicillin.
Statistical Analysis:
Data was analyzed using the statistical package SPSS 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) and level of significance was set at P < 0.05.
Results And Conclusions:
The results of the study proved that there is significant difference in zone of inhibition at 10%, 20% and 30% of Sr-nHAp ( P < 0.05). The antimicrobial activity of Sr-nHAp improves as the concentration increases. It was concluded that 30% Sr-nHAp has shown antimicrobial activity similar to Ampicillin against both S. mutans and E-Coli.
