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Enax J, Ganss B, Amaechi BT, Schulze zur Wiesche E, Meyer F. The composition of the dental pellicle: an updated literature review. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2023; 4:1260442. [PMID: 37899941 PMCID: PMC10600522 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2023.1260442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The dental pellicle is a thin layer of up to several hundred nm in thickness, covering the tooth surface. It is known to protect the teeth from acid attacks through its selective permeability and it is involved in the remineralization process of the teeth. It functions also as binding site and source of nutrients for bacteria and conditioning biofilm (foundation) for dental plaque formation. Methods For this updated literature review, the PubMed database was searched for the dental pellicle and its composition. Results The dental pellicle has been analyzed in the past years with various state-of-the art analytic techniques such as high-resolution microscopic techniques (e.g., scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy), spectrophotometry, mass spectrometry, affinity chromatography, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and blotting-techniques (e.g., western blot). It consists of several different amino acids, proteins, and proteolytic protein fragments. Some studies also investigated other compounds of the pellicle, mainly fatty acids, and carbohydrates. Conclusions The dental pellicle is composed mainly of different proteins, but also fatty acids, and carbohydrates. Analysis with state-of-the-art analytical techniques have uncovered mainly acidic proline-rich proteins, amylase, cystatin, immunoglobulins, lysozyme, and mucins as main proteins of the dental pellicle. The pellicle has protective properties for the teeth. Further research is necessary to gain more knowledge about the role of the pellicle in the tooth remineralization process.
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- Joachim Enax
- Research Department, Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Research Department, Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG, Bielefeld, Germany
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Boyd H, Gonzalez-Martinez JF, Welbourn RJL, Ma K, Li P, Gutfreund P, Klechikov A, Arnebrant T, Barker R, Sotres J. Effect of nonionic and amphoteric surfactants on salivary pellicles reconstituted in vitro. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12913. [PMID: 34155330 PMCID: PMC8217253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92505-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Surfactants are important components of oral care products. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is the most common because of its foaming properties, taste and low cost. However, the use of ionic surfactants, especially SDS, is related to several oral mucosa conditions. Thus, there is a high interest in using non-ionic and amphoteric surfactants as they are less irritant. To better understand the performance of these surfactants in oral care products, we investigated their interaction with salivary pellicles i.e., the proteinaceous films that cover surfaces exposed to saliva. Specifically, we focused on pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) and cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) as model nonionic and amphoteric surfactants respectively, and investigated their interaction with reconstituted salivary pellicles with various surface techniques: Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation, Ellipsometry, Force Spectroscopy and Neutron Reflectometry. Both C12E5 and CAPB were gentler on pellicles than SDS, removing a lower amount. However, their interaction with pellicles differed. Our work indicates that CAPB would mainly interact with the mucin components of pellicles, leading to collapse and dehydration. In contrast, exposure to C12E5 had a minimal effect on the pellicles, mainly resulting in the replacement/solubilisation of some of the components anchoring pellicles to their substrate.
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- Hannah Boyd
- Biomedical Science Department, Biofilms-Research Center for Biointerfaces, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden
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- Biomedical Science Department, Biofilms-Research Center for Biointerfaces, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Institut Laue Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Institut Laue Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000, Grenoble, France
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Biomedical Science Department, Biofilms-Research Center for Biointerfaces, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, UK
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- Biomedical Science Department, Biofilms-Research Center for Biointerfaces, Malmö University, 20506, Malmö, Sweden.
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Fischer NG, Aparicio C. The salivary pellicle on dental biomaterials. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 200:111570. [PMID: 33460965 PMCID: PMC8005451 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The salivary pellicle, an adlayer formed by adsorption of salivary components on teeth and dental biomaterials, has direct consequences on basic outcomes of dentistry. Here, we provide an overview of salivary pellicle formation processes with a critical focus on dental biomaterials. We describe and critique the array of salivary pellicle measurement techniques. We also discuss factors that may affect salivary pellicle formation and the heterogeneity of the published literature describing salivary pellicle formation on dental biomaterials. Finally, we survey the many effects salivary pellicles have on dental biomaterials and highlight its implications on design criteria for dental biomaterials. Future investigations may lead to rationally designed dental biomaterials to control the salivary pellicle and enhance material function and patient outcomes.
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- Nicholas G Fischer
- MDRCBB, Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA
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- MDRCBB, Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA.
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Mortazavian H, Picquet GA, Lejnieks J, Zaidel LA, Myers CP, Kuroda K. Understanding the Role of Shape and Composition of Star-Shaped Polymers and their Ability to Both Bind and Prevent Bacteria Attachment on Oral Relevant Surfaces. J Funct Biomater 2019; 10:E56. [PMID: 31861070 PMCID: PMC6963222 DOI: 10.3390/jfb10040056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we have prepared a series of 4- and 6-arm star-shaped polymers with varying molecular weight and hydrophobicity in order to provide insight into the role and relationship that shape and composition have on the binding and protecting of oral relevant surfaces (hydroxyapatite, HAP) from bacteria colonization. Star-shaped acrylic acid polymers were prepared by free-radical polymerization in the presence of chain transfer agents with thiol groups, and their binding to the HAP surfaces and subsequent bacteria repulsion was measured. We observed that binding was dependent on both polymer shape and hydrophobicity (star vs. linear), but their relative efficacy to reduce oral bacteria attachment from surfaces was dependent on their hydrophobicity only. We further measured the macroscopic effects of these materials to modify the mucin-coated HAP surfaces through contact angle experiments; the degree of angle change was dependent on the relative hydrophobicity of the materials suggesting future in vivo efficacy. The results from this study highlight that star-shaped polymers represent a new material platform for the development of dental applications to control bacterial adhesion which can lead to tooth decay, with various compositional and structural aspects of materials being vital to effectively design oral care products.
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- Hamid Mortazavian
- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; (H.M.); (J.L.)
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- Oral Care Early Research, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA; (G.A.P.); (L.A.Z.)
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; (H.M.); (J.L.)
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- Oral Care Early Research, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA; (G.A.P.); (L.A.Z.)
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- Oral Care Early Research, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA; (G.A.P.); (L.A.Z.)
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; (H.M.); (J.L.)
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Hakobyan S, Roohpour N, Gautrot JE. Modes of adsorption of polyelectrolytes to model substrates of hydroxyapatite. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 543:237-246. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.02.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yaroslavov AA, Sybachin AV, Efimova AA. Stabilization of electrostatic polymer-colloid complexes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bahmanzadeh S, Ruzgas T, Sotres J. Proteolytic degradation of gelatin-tannic acid multilayers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 526:244-252. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.04.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Fei F, Gallas A, Chang YC, Rao Y, Hunter AC, Winpenny REP, Herrick AL, Lockyer NP, Blanford CF. Quartz Crystal Microbalance Assay of Clinical Calcinosis Samples and Their Synthetic Models Differentiates the Efficacy of Chelation-Based Treatments. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:27544-27552. [PMID: 28752990 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper sets out in vitro protocols for studying the relative effectiveness of chelators used in the dissolution-based treatment of hard calcinosis. Pulverized hard calcinosis samples from human donors or synthetic hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were deposited by electrophoretic deposition on the surface of a quartz crystal microbalance sensor. Over 150 deposits of <20 μg were dissolved over the course of 1 h by aliquots of buffered, aqueous solutions of two calcium chelators, EDTA and citrate, with the surface-limited dissolution kinetics monitored with <1 s time resolution. There was no statistically significant difference in dissolution rate between the four synthetic hydroxyapatite materials in EDTA, but the dissolution rates in citrate were lower for hydroxyapatite produced by acetate or nitrate metathesis. Hard calcinosis and synthetic hydroxyapatites showed statistically identical dissolution behavior, meaning that readily available synthetic mimics can replace the rarer samples of biological origin in the development of calcinosis treatments. EDTA dissolved the hydroxyapatite deposits more than twice as fast as citrate at pH 7.4 and 37 °C, based on a first-order kinetic analysis of the initial frequency response. EDTA chelated 6.5 times more calcium than an equivalent number of moles of citrate. Negative controls using nonchelating N,N,N',N'-tetraethylethylenediamine (TEEDA) showed no dissolution effect. Pharmaceutical dissolution testing of synthetic hydroxyapatite tablets over 6 h showed that EDTA dissolved the tablets four to nine times more quickly than citrate.
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- Fan Fei
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K
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Lee HS, Myers C, Zaidel L, Nalam PC, Caporizzo MA, A Daep C, Eckmann DM, Masters JG, Composto RJ. Competitive Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes onto and into Pellicle-Coated Hydroxyapatite Investigated by QCM-D and Force Spectroscopy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:13079-13091. [PMID: 28332813 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A current effort in preventive dentistry is to inhibit surface attachment of bacteria using antibacterial polymer coatings on the tooth surface. For the antibacterial coatings, the physisorption of anionic and cationic polymers directly onto hydroxyapatite (HA) and saliva-treated HA surfaces was studied using quartz crystal microbalance, force spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. First, single species adsorption is shown to be stronger on HA surfaces than on silicon oxide surfaces for all polymers (i.e., Gantrez, sodium hyaluronate (NaHa), and poly(allylamine-co-allylguanidinium) (PAA-G75)). It is observed through pH dependence of Gantrez, NaHa, and PAA-G75 adsorption on HA surfaces that anionic polymers swell at high pH and collapse at low pH, whereas cationic polymers behave in the opposite fashion. Thicknesses of Gantrez, NaHa, and PAA-G75 are 52 nm (46 nm), 35 nm (11 nm), and 6 nm (54 nm) at pH 7 (3.5), respectively. Second, absorption of charged polymer is followed by absorption of the oppositely charged polymer. Upon exposure of the anionic polymer layers, Gantrez and NaHa, to the cationic polymer, PAA-G75, films collapse from 52 to 8 nm and 35 to 11 nm, respectively. This decrease in film thickness is attributed to the electrostatic cross-linking between anionic and cationic polymers. Third, for HA surfaces pretreated with artificial saliva (AS), the total thickness decreases from 25 to 16 nm upon exposure to PAA-G75. Force spectroscopy is used to further investigate the PAA-G75/AS coating. The results show that the interaction between a negatively charged colloidal bead and the AS surface is strongly repulsive, whereas PAA-G75/AS is attractive but varies across the surface. Additionally, AFM studies show that AS/HA is smooth with a RMS roughness of 1.7 nm, and PAA-G75-treated AS/HA is rough (RMS roughness of 5.4 nm) with patches of polymer distributed across the surface with an underlying coating. The high roughness of PAA-G75 treated AS/HA is attributed to the strong adsorption of the relatively small PAA-G75 onto the heterogeneously distributed negatively charged AS surface. In addition, uptake of PAA-G75 by pellicle layer (saliva-treated HA surface) is observed, and the adsorbed amount of PAA-G75 on/into pellicle layer is ∼2 times more than that on/into AS layer. These studies show that polymer adsorption onto HA and saliva-coated HA depends strongly on the polymer type and size and that there is an electrostatic interaction between polymer and saliva and/or oppositely charged polymers that stabilizes the coatings on HA. Lastly, assessing the viability of the adherent bacteria collected from the PAA-G75-coated surfaces showed a significant reduction (∼93%) in bacterial viability when compared to bacteria collected from untreated and Gantrez-coated HA. These results suggest the potential antimicrobial activity of PAA-G75.
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, United States
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, United States
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, United States
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- Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, United States
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Polyion oligonucleotide-decorated gold nanoparticles with tunable surface charge density for amplified signal output of potentiometric immunosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 964:67-73. [PMID: 28351640 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Methods based on nanostructures have been developed for potentiometric immunosensors, but most involve low sensitivity or weak signal output and are unsuitable for routine use in diagnosis. Herein, we devise an in-situ signal-amplification strategy for enhanced electrical readout of potentiometric immunosensor toward target prostate-specific antigen (PSA, one kind of cancer biomarkers), based on polyion oligonucleotide-labeled gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). To decrease the background signal, monoclonal anti-human PSA capture antibody was covalently conjugated onto an activated glassy carbon electrode via typical carbodiimide coupling. AuNPs heavily functionalized with the polyion oligonucleotides and polyclonal anti-PSA detection antibodies (pAb2-AuNP-DNA) were utilized as the signal-generation nanotags. In the presence of target PSA, a sandwich-type immunoreaction was executed between capture antibody and detection antibody on the electrode. The detectable signal derived from the shift in the electric potential as a result of the change in the surface charge before and after the antigen-antibody reaction. With target PSA increased, the captured pAb2-AuNP-DNA to the electrode accompanying detection antibody increased, thereby resulting in the change of the electrode potential. Due to numerous polyion oligonucleotides with the negative charge, the signal readout amplified. Under the optimal conditions, the shift in the output potential was proportional to the logarithm of target PSA concentration and displayed a dynamic linear range from 0.05 to 20 ng mL-1 with a detection limit of 13.6 pg mL-1. An intermediate precision of ≤13.2% was accomplished with the batch-to-batch identification. The selectivity was acceptable. The method accuracy was evaluated for human serum specimens, and gave the consistent results between the potentiometric immunosensor and the referenced enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
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