Determination of Periodontal Ligament Cell Viability in Long Shelf-Life Milk

Autor: Jason M. Mailhot, Royce R. Runner, James C. McPherson, Thomas B. Buxton, Thomas G. Marino, Frederick R. Liewehr, Lesley A. West
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of Endodontics. 26:699-702
ISSN: 0099-2399
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200012000-00005
Popis: The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of long shelf-life milk to serve as a temporary storage medium for the maintenance of periodontal ligament (PDL) cell viability on avulsed teeth. PDL cells were plated onto 24-well culture plates and allowed to attach for 24 h. Minimal Essential Medium was replaced with regular pasteurized milk (refrigerated milk), long shelf-life milk (Parmalat), or Save-A-Tooth. Tap water served as the negative control, and Minimal Essential Medium served as the positive control. The tissue culture plates were incubated at 37 degrees C for 1, 2, 4, or 8 h. Cell viability was determined using a cell proliferation assay (CellTiter 96 AQ Assay) and absorbance read at 490 nm. ANOVA indicated that all media performed significantly better than tap water at all time periods. At 8 h, PDL cell viability in regular pasteurized milk and long shelf-life milk were significantly greater than in Save-A-Tooth (por = 0.001). There was no significant difference between regular pasteurized milk and long shelf-life milk at any time period. These results suggest that long shelf-life milk, which has the advantage of not requiring refrigeration, is as effective a storage medium for avulsed teeth as regular pasteurized milk and more effective than Save-A-Tooth.
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