In vitro Candida spp adhesion on acrylic resins and denture liners / Avaliação in vitro da adesão de Candida spp sobre a superficie de resinas acrilicas para base e reembasamento de protese removiveis

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Candida-associated stomatitis is reported in up to 67% of a population wearing dentures. Recently, disease-associated Candida species have shifted from C. albicans to norralbicans species. Since factors such as presence of saliva and oral bacteria appear to play a major role in the initial phases of yeasts adhesion, this study aimed to determine whether these factors produced differences in acrylic resins and denture liners C. albicans and C. glabrata adherence. Samples (2.5x1.2xO.2 em) of two acrylic resins (heat and microwavecured) and two denture liners (soft and hard) were prepared and had their surface free energy (SFE) and surface roughness (Ra) measured and were randomly divided according to their exposure to the following factors: saliva coating or uncoating, presence or absence of bacteria and Candida species. Specimens were assayed in a flow chamber connected to a peristaltic pump for perfusion of bacteria culture plus one of the Candida species culture or only the Candida culture (control). Adhesion was determined by count on a light microscope (400 x). Statistical analyses was performed by ANOVA (Ra and Candida species adhesion) and Kruskal-Wallis (SFE) (a=.05). Soft liner presented the roughest surface, followed by the hard liner, whereas acrylic resins exhibited the smoothest surfaces (p<.0001). The SFE values of ali materiais were similar but different from the soft liner (p<.0001). C. albicans and C. glabrata adhesion on the materiais ranged fr0m 3.2 to 564.4, and 3.2 to 1400.4 cells mm-2 respectively, with statistically signific,ant differences (p<.05) in some cases. The soft liner exhibited the highest levels of adhesion. The overall colonization was significantly decreased by saliva (p<.Oq), while bacteria increased the adhesion in the presence of saliva. These results taken together suggest that initial adhesion of Candida species was strongly affected by the surface roughness, presence of saliva and bacteria, but not by surface free energy

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candida glabrata saliva candida glabatra candida albicans saliva bacterias bacteria

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