Antibiofilm Properties and Demineralization Suppression in Early Enamel Lesions Using Dental Coating Materials.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the effects of dental coating materials on Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation. The test materials were PRG Barrier Coat (PRG), BioCoat Ca (BioC), and FluorDental Jelly (FluorJ). Bovine enamel specimens were demineralized to mimic early enamel lesions. The biofilm was developed on a specimen treated with one of the materials by using a modified Robbins device flow-cell system. Scanning electron and fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy, viable and total cell counts, and gene expression assessments of the antibiofilm were performed. Ion incorporation was analyzed using a wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy electron probe microanalyzer. All materials allowed biofilm formation but reduced its volume. FluorJ was the only material that in

SUBMITTER: Kornsombut N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812522 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature