The reciprocal interaction between fluoride release of glass ionomers and acid production of Streptococcus mutans biofilm.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the mode of action of glass ionomers (G-Is) against cariogenic biofilms in the slow fluoride release phase by analyzing the reciprocal interaction between fluoride release from G-Is and acid production of Streptococcus mutans biofilm.

Methods

G-Is discs in the slow fluoride release phase were prepared and 51 h-old S. mutans biofilms were formed on these discs. The interrelationship between the acid production of the biofilm and the fluoride release of the G-Is discs was investigated by analyzing both factors simultaneously during the biofilm formation period. The composition of the 51 h-old biofilms was then examined using microbiological, biochemical, and confocal laser scanning microscopic methods.

Result

SUBMITTER: Cai JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8956307 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature