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Effect of Surface Roughness of Deciduous and Permanent Tooth Enamel on Bacterial Adhesion

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MICROORGANISMS
Volume 10, Issue 9, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091701

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enamel; deciduous; permanent; surface roughness; bacterial adhesion; caries

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  1. Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnologia (COMECYT) [CAT2021-0035]

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This study assessed the impact of surface roughness of deciduous and permanent tooth enamel on bacterial adhesion. The results showed significant differences in nanometric roughness between the two types of enamel, although their micrometric roughness was similar. Deciduous enamel exhibited higher bacterial adhesion compared to permanent enamel, suggesting that enamel roughness may not be a determining factor in bacterial adhesion.
The adhesion of some bacteria has been attributed to critical levels of roughness in hard tissues, which increases the risk of developing caries. The objective of this work was to assess the effect of deciduous and permanent tooth enamel surface roughness on bacterial adhesion. One hundred and eight samples of deciduous and permanent enamel were divided into two groups (n = 54). G1_DE deciduous enamel and G2_PE permanent enamel. The surface roughness was measured by profilometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Subsequently, the evaluation of bacterial adherence was carried out in triplicate by means of the XTT cell viability test. Additionally, bacterial adhesion was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The average values of the micrometric roughness in both groups were similar; however, in the nanometric scale they presented significant differences. Additionally, the G1_DE group showed the highest amount of adhered S. mutans and S. sanguinis compared to the G2_EP group. Although the roughness of deciduous and permanent enamel showed contrasting results according to the evaluation technique (area and scale of analysis), bacterial adhesion was greater in deciduous enamel; hence, enamel roughness may not be a determining factor in the bacterial adhesion phenomenon.

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