Adhesion of Ligament Periodontal Cells to Different Titanium Surfaces: An In Vitro Comparative Study

Abstract

Purpose: the present study aims to evaluate, through experiments in vitro, the adhesion capacity of rats periodontal ligament cells on polishing and treated by ionic nitriding (plasma) titanium surfaces. Method: degree II titanium discs (ASTM F86), 15mm of diameter for 1,5mm of thickness, which had received different treatments from surface in 2 distinct groups (polished and cathodic cage plasma nitriding) were used. The cells were isolated from periodontal ligament of rats and cultivated in α-MEM contend antibiotic and supplemented with 10% of FBS, for 72 hours, in humid atmosphere with 5% of CO2 at 37oC. In the subculture the cells were cultivated on titanium discs in 24-well cell culture plates, with a density of 1 x 104 cells per well, including wells with no discs (control). After 24 hours of cultivation, the cells were counted in a Neubauer chamber. Results: the results had shown that the mean adhesion was greater on the control surface (0.62±0.22) than on polished (0.46±0.14) and nitriding (0.33±0.10) surfaces. Statistical significant difference was observed between the groups control and cathodic cage plasma nitriding (p=0.04), nevertheless no diference was found between polished and nitriding groups. Conclusion: the adhesion capacity of rat periodontal ligament cells on the titanium surfaces was not influenced by the different surface treatments given to the material, since none of these contributed positively in the process of cellular adhesion.