Orthodontic materials with fluoride have an antimicrobial ability for the prevention of white spot lesions

Krasniqi, Sokol (author), Toti, Çeljana (author), Štubljar, David (author), Jukić, Tomislav (author), Starc, Andrej (author), Rukavina, Tomislav (author), Vasiljev Marchesi, Vanja (author), Xhevdet, Aliu (author)

Aim: Orthodontic brackets during their wear cause demineralization of enamel, which is the initial step in caries development. The prevention of such spots is crucial to ensure healthy teeth, but patients’ compliance is not the most optimal way. The aim of this study was to compare the antimicrobial properties of fluoride-containing orthodontic materials to the materials without additional fluoride. Materials and Methods: Antibacterial effectiveness of orthodontic materials with fluoride – Transbond Plus SEP Bonding agent, Transpond Plus Adhesive agent, Fuji I Band cement, Fuji Ortho LC Adhesive agent, Ortho Solo Bonding agent, and without antimicrobial substances – Transpond XT Bonding agent, Transbond XT Primer were tested with the inhibition on most common causes L. achidophilus (ATCC 4356) and S. mutans (ATCC 10449) and compared to negative control. Antimicrobial effectiveness of each material was measured with the agar diffusion method and expressed with the diameters of inhibition zones around the disk. Results: Materials containing fluoride showed more antimicrobial effectiveness compared to materials without fluoride or negative control (p<0.001), respectively. Materials from the group with no antibacterial substances were not statistically different compared to the negative control (P>0.05). Conclusion: Materials containing fluoride showed more significant antimicrobial effectiveness when compared to the materials without antimicrobial substance and thus might have the potential of antimicrobial properties in vivo.

• Language: English
• Keywords: antimicrobial agents, fluoride, orthodontic adhesives, white spot lesions
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.04 - Professional Article
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 269-274
• Numbering: Vol. 57, no. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-129496
• UDC: 616.31:579
• ISSN on article: 1847-6864
• DOI: 10.21860/medflum2021_261188
• COBISS.SI-ID: 74923523
• Publication date in RUL: 02.09.2021

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Medicina Fluminensis
• Shortened title: Med. Flum.
• Publisher: Hrvatski liječnički zbor, Podružnica, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta
• ISSN: 1847-6864
• COBISS.SI-ID: 58727683

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 01.09.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Croatian
• Title: Ortodontski materijali s fluoridom imaju antimikrobnu sposobnost za prevenciju karijesnih lezija
• Keywords: antimikrobna sredstva, fluorid, ortodontski adhezivi, bele lise