Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate a three-species in vitro biofilm with peri-implantitis-related bacteria for its variability and metabolic activity. Streptococcus sanguinis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Porphyromonas gingivalis were suspended in simulated body fluid containing 0.2% glucose to form biofilms on polished, protein-coated implant-grade titanium disks over 72h using a flow chamber system. Thereafter, biofilm-coated disks were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization/confocal laser scanning microscopy. To assess metabolic activity within the biofilms, their heat flow was recorded for 480h at 37°C by IMC. The microscopic methods revealed that the total number of bacteria in the biofilms varied slightly among specimens (2.59×10(4) ±0.67×10(4) cellsmm(-2) ), whereas all three species were found constantly with unchanged proportions (S.sanguinis 41.3±4.8%, F.nucleatum 17.7±2.1%, and P.gingivalis 41.0±4.9%). IMC revealed minor differences in time-to-peak heat flow (20.6±4.5h), a trend consistent with the small variation in bacterial species proportions as shown by microscopy. Peak heat flow (35.8±42.6μW), mean heat flow (13.1± 22.0μW), and total heat over 480h (23.5±37.2J) showed very high variation. These IMC results may be attributed to differences in the initial cell counts and relative proportions of the three species, their distribution and embedment in exopolysaccharide matrix on the test specimens. The present results provide new insights into variability and dynamics of biofilms on titanium disks, aspects that should be explored in future studies of dental surfaces.
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