In vitro cytotoxicity of self-curing acrylic resins of different colors

Dental Press J Orthod. 2014 Jul-Aug;19(4):66-70. doi: 10.1590/2176-9451.19.4.066-070.oar.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro cytotoxicity of acrylic resins of different colors over time.

Methods: Specimens were divided into 4 groups (n = 6) according to the color of the acrylic resin (Orto Class, Clássico, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil): Group 1, clear acrylic resin; Group 2, pink acrylic resin; Group 3, blue acrylic resin; and Group 4, green acrylic resin. All specimens were fabricated according to the mass manipulation technique and submitted to mechanical polishing protocol. The control was performed with an amalgam specimen (C+), a glass specimen (C-) and cell control (CC). Specimens were immersed in Minimum Eagle's Medium (MEM) and incubated for 24 h at 37ºC. The extracts from the experimental material were filtered and mixed with L929 fibroblast. Cytotoxicity was evaluated at four different times, 24, 48, 72 and 168 h. After contact, cells were incubated for 24 h and added to 100 µ of 0.01% neutral red dye. The cells were incubated for 3 h for pigment incorporation and fixed. Cells viability was determined by a spectroscopic (BioTek, Winooski, Vermont, USA) with a 492-nm wavelength λ=492 nm).

Results: There were no statistical differences between the experimental groups and the CC and C- groups.

Conclusion: Clear, pink, blue and green self-curing acrylic resins fabricated by means of the mass manipulation technique and mechanically polished are not cytotoxic. Neither the pigment added to the self-curing acrylic resin nor the factor of time influenced the cytotoxicity of the material.

Objetivo: avaliar, in vitro, a citotoxicidade de resinas acrílicas autopolimerizáveis, de diferentes cores, ao longo do tempo.

Métodos: os corpos de prova foram divididos em quatro grupos (n = 3), de acordo com a cor da resina acrílica utilizada (Orto Class, Clássico, São Paulo/SP), sendo: grupo 1, acrílica incolor; grupo 2, acrílica rosa; grupo 3, acrílica azul; e, grupo 4, acrílico verde. Todos os corpos de prova foram confeccionados pela técnica de massa e polidos mecanicamente. Um corpo de prova de amálgama, um de vidro e célula constituíram o controle positivo (C+), controle negativo (C-), e controle de célula (CC), respectivamente. Em seguida, esses foram imersos em meio mínimo essencial de Eagle (MEM) por 24h, quando se removeu o sobrenadante e colocou-os em contato com fibroblastos L929. Avaliou-se a citotoxicidade em quatro períodos: 24, 48, 72 e 168h. Após o contato com o meio, as células foram incubadas por 24h e adicionou-se 100µ do corante vermelho neutro a 0,01%. Posteriormente, as células foram incubadas por 3h, para incorporação do corante, e fixadas. A contagem das células viáveis foi realizada em espectrofotômetro (BioTek, Winooski, EUA), com um comprimento de onda de 492nm (λ = 492nm).

Resultados: não houve diferença estatística entre os grupos experimentais e os grupos CC e C-.

Conclusções: as resinas acrílicas autopolimerizáveis incolor, rosa, azul e verde, manipuladas pela técnica de massa e polidas mecanicamente não são citotóxicas. O corante utilizado em resinas autopolimerizáveis e tempo não influenciam na citotoxocidade do material.

Keywords: Acrylic resins; Cell culture techniques; Cytotoxins.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / toxicity*
  • Animals
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Color
  • Coloring Agents / toxicity*
  • Dental Amalgam / toxicity
  • Dental Materials / toxicity*
  • Dental Polishing / methods
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Glass / chemistry
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Materials Testing
  • Mice
  • Neutral Red
  • Polymerization
  • Self-Curing of Dental Resins / methods
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Coloring Agents
  • Dental Materials
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Orthoresin
  • Neutral Red
  • Dental Amalgam