Journal
DENTAL MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 9, Pages E205-E212Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2013.05.004
Keywords
Lithium disilicate ceramic; Glazed surface treatment; Polished surface treatment; Physico-chemical properties; Organotypic culture
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Objective. Ceramics are widely used materials for prosthesis, especially in dental fields. Despite multiple biomedical applications, little is known about ceramic surface modifications and the resulting cell behavior at its contact. The aim of this study is to evaluate the biological response of polished versus glazed surface treatments on lithium disilicate dental ceramic. Methods. We studied a lithium disilicate ceramic (IPS e.max (R) Press, Ivoclar Vivadent) with 3 different surface treatments: raw surface treatment, hand polished surface treatment, and glazed surface treatment (control samples are Thermanox (R), Nunc). In order to evaluate the possible modulation of cell response at the surface of ceramic, we compared polished versus glazed ceramics using an organotypic culture model of chicken epithelium. Results. Our results show that the surface roughness is not modified as demonstrated by equivalent R-a measurements. On the contrary, the contact angle theta in water is very different between polished (84 degrees) and glazed (33 degrees) samples. The culture of epithelial tissues allowed a very precise assessment of histocompatibility of these interfaces and showed that polished samples increased cell adhesion and proliferation as compared to glazed samples. Significance. Lithium disilicate polished ceramic provided better adhesion and proliferation than lithium disilicate glazed ceramic. Taken together, our results demonstrate for the first time, how it is possible to use simple surface modifications to finely modulate the adhesion of tissues. Our results will help dental surgeons to choose the most appropriate surface treatment for a specific clinical application, in particular for the ceramic implant collar. (C) 2013 Academy of Dental Materials. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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