Interaction between microorganisms and dental material surfaces: general concepts and research progress

Yan Tu; Huaying Ren; Yiwen He; Jiaqi Ying; Yadong Chen

doi:10.1080/20002297.2023.2196897

Interaction between microorganisms and dental material surfaces: general concepts and research progress

J Oral Microbiol. 2023 Apr 5;15(1):2196897. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2023.2196897. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yan Tu^{1

2}, Huaying Ren^{1

2}, Yiwen He³, Jiaqi Ying³, Yadong Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
² Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
³ School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

Bacterial adhesion to dental materials' surfaces is the initial cause of dental materials-related infections. Therefore, inhibiting bacterial adhesion is a critical step in preventing and controlling these infections. To this end, it is important to know how the properties of dental materials affect the interactions between microorganisms and material surfaces to produce materials without biological contamination. This manuscript reviews the mechanism of bacterial adhesion to dental materials, the relationships between their surface properties and bacterial adhesion, and the impact of bacterial adhesion on their surface properties. In addition, this paper summarizes how these surface properties impact oral biofilm formation and proposes designing intelligent dental material surfaces that can reduce biological contamination.

Keywords: Bacterial adhesion; biological contamination; dental materials; intelligent dental material surfaces; surface properties.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LQ19H140001]; Zhejiang University School of Stomatology Student Research Training Program [2022S010]; Key R&D Program of Zhejiang [2022C03060]