Adhesion of periodontal bacteria to titanium, and titanium alloy powders

Doron Steinberg, Michael N. Sela, Avigdor Klinger, David Kohavi*

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Abstract

In this study, the adhesion of radioactively labeled Actinomyces viscosus (A. viscosus), Actinobacillus actinomicetemcomitans (Aa) and Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) to titanium (Ti) and Ti-6-Al-4V alloy (Ti-alloy) coated with albumin or human saliva was investigated. All the tested bacteria displayed greater attachment to Ti-alloy than to Ti. P. gingivalis exhibited less adhesion to Ti and Ti-alloy than did the other bacterial strains. Adhesion of A. viscosus and Aa was greatly reduced when Ti or Ti-alloy were coated with albumin or saliva. P. gingivalis demonstrated a lesser reduction in adhesion to albumin or saliva-coated surfaces. The results show that oral bacteria have different adhesion affinities for Ti and Ti-alloy and that both albumin and human saliva reduce bacterial adhesion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-72
Number of pages6
JournalClinical Oral Implants Research
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Bacterial adhesion
  • Titanium
  • Titanium alloy

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