Bacterial Flora in Screw-Fixed Superstructures with Different Sealing Materials: A Comparative Clinical Trial

Autor: Kikue Yamaguchi, Motohiro Munakata, Kota Ishii, Takashi Uesugi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Bioengineering, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 195 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2306-5354
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11020195
Popis: A screw-fixed superstructure is predominantly selected for implant prostheses because of the concern regarding developing peri-implantitis, although its infection route remains unclear. Focusing on microleakage from access holes, the present study clinically investigated the bacterial flora in access holes with different sealing materials. We examined 38 sites in 19 patients with two adjacent screw-fixed superstructures. Composite resin was used in the control group, and zinc-containing glass ionomer cement was used in the test group. Bacteria were collected from the access holes 28 days after superstructure placement and were subjected to DNA hybridization analysis. The same patient comparisons of the bacterial counts showed a significant decrease in 14 bacterial species for the red, yellow, and purple complexes in the test group (p < 0.05). In addition, the same patient comparisons of the bacterial ratios showed a significant decrease in six bacterial species for the orange, green, yellow, and purple complexes in the test group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the same patient comparisons of the implant positivity rates showed a significant decrease in the six bacterial species for the orange, yellow, and purple complexes in the test group. The results of this study indicate that zinc-containing glass ionomer cement is effective as a sealing material for access holes.
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