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Original Article

Susceptibility to biofilm formation on 3D-printed titanium fixation plates used in the mandible: a preliminary study

Lukasz Palkaa Private Dental Practice, Zary, Poland;b ScienceBioTech, Wrocław, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Justyna Mazurek-Popczykc Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-6616
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Katarzyna Arkuszd Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Materials and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-4988
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Katarzyna Baldy-Chudzikc Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-435X
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Article: 1838164 | Received 28 Jul 2020, Accepted 14 Oct 2020, Published online: 29 Oct 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. The topography of the surface of the fixation plates

Figure 1. The topography of the surface of the fixation plates

Table 1. The collective representation of the results of chemical composition microstructure analysis

Table 2. General printing parameters

Figure 2. Mean values and standard deviation of the assessment of metabolic activity in biofilms using TTC assay. This test demonstrated that after 48 h of incubation, all tested microorganisms present on the surface of the fixation plates showed metabolic activity in biofilms, but in a differentiated manner ()

Figure 2. Mean values and standard deviation of the assessment of metabolic activity in biofilms using TTC assay. This test demonstrated that after 48 h of incubation, all tested microorganisms present on the surface of the fixation plates showed metabolic activity in biofilms, but in a differentiated manner (Figure 2)

Table 3. The mean values of surface roughness parameters, measured for three samples at five different places

Table 4. Average values of the number of cells recovered from the biofilm formed on the surface of the fixation plate model

Figure 3. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing massive colonization by S. mutans.

Figure 3. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing massive colonization by S. mutans.

Figure 4. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of S. epidermidis.

Figure 4. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of S. epidermidis.

Figure 5. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of S. aureus.

Figure 5. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of S. aureus.

Figure 6. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of L. rhamnosus.

Figure 6. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of L. rhamnosus.

Figure 7. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of C. albicans.

Figure 7. (a), (b). Scanning electron microscopic image showing biofilm of C. albicans.

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