"THE EFFECT OF SILVER VERSUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES ON POLY ME" by Sara Fikry, Yasmine Galal et al.
 

THE EFFECT OF SILVER VERSUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES ON POLY METHYLMETHACRYLATE DENTURE BASE MATERIAL

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Materials and methods: Three groups of heat cured acrylic resin specimens were prepared; the first was Group C made of conventional heat cured acrylic resin, the second group was Group Ag where the acrylic resin specimens were incorporated with 5% Silver nanoparticles, and the third group Ti had its specimens incorporated with 5% Titanium oxide nanoparticles. The specimens were tested for microbial colonization using direct culture and serial dilution methods. The specimens were then further tested for surface roughness. Results: There were higher bacterial counts in specimens of group C (control) 51.12±4.7198 than those with Ag nanoparticles 32.44±2.7701 and TiO2 nanoparticles 31.92±2.2159. The difference was statistically significant between the control group (C) and the Ag nanoparticles group and between the control group and the TiO2 nanoparticles group. However, there was a statistically non-significant difference between the Ag nanoparticles group and TiO2 nanoparticles group. Statistical analysis by ANOVA for repeated measures showed statistically non-significant difference between the three groups regarding the surface roughness. Conclusions: Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles had a similar antimicrobial effect when added to PMMA, The addition of 5% of Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles has not affected the surface roughness of PMMA

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