Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2010 Apr-Jun;24(2):135-41. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242010000200002.
The aim of this study was to validate a model of S. mutans biofilm formation, which simulated 'feast-famine' episodes of exposure to sucrose that occur in the oral cavity, showed dose-response susceptibility to antimicrobials and allowed the evaluation of substances with anticaries potential. S. mutans UA159 biofilms were grown for 5 days on bovine enamel slabs at 37 degrees C, 10% CO2. To validate the model, the biofilms were treated 2x/day with chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) at 0.012, 0.024 and 0.12% (concentration with recognized anti-plaque effect) and 0.05% NaF (concentration with recognized anti-caries effect). CHX showed dose-response effect decreasing biomass, bacterial viability and enamel demineralization (p < 0.05). Whereas, 0.05% NaF did not show antimicrobial effect but had similar effect to that of 0.12% CHX decreasing enamel demineralization (p < 0.05). The model developed has potential to evaluate the effect of substances on biofilm growth and on enamel demineralization.
本研究旨在验证一种变异链球菌生物膜形成模型,该模型模拟了口腔中蔗糖暴露的“饱食-饥饿”循环,对抗菌药物表现出剂量反应敏感性,并可用于评估具有抗龋潜力的物质。将变异链球菌 UA159 生物膜在 37°C、10%CO2 下于牛牙釉质板上培养 5 天。为了验证该模型,生物膜每天用葡萄糖酸氯己定(CHX)处理 2 次,浓度分别为 0.012%、0.024%和 0.12%(具有公认的抗菌斑作用)和 0.05%氟化钠(具有公认的抗龋作用)。CHX 表现出剂量反应效应,降低生物量、细菌活力和牙釉质脱矿(p<0.05)。然而,0.05%氟化钠没有表现出抗菌作用,但与 0.12%CHX 相似,降低牙釉质脱矿(p<0.05)。所开发的模型具有评估物质对生物膜生长和牙釉质脱矿影响的潜力。