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Various metal coated implants have been tested against dental pathogens which causes increased biofilm formation and lead to failure of dental implants. The possibility of using nanoparticle together with native biomolecules to enhance the activity of such bioactive compound is also in progress. In this study we tested the efficacy of Ag conjugated chitosan nanoparticles as a prospective coating material of titanium dental implants. Known bioactive molecule chitosan was extracted from A. flavus Af09 and conjugated with Ag nanoparticle. Fully characterized Ag-chitosan nanoparticle had a sound inhibitory effect on the growth of two major dental pathogens S. mutans and P. gingivalis . It not only inhibits the adhesion of these two tested bacteria but also able to reduce the biofilm formation. Apart from this, nanoparticle was also able to inhibit the QS production in bacteria tested in this study. Naturally extracted chitosan has been known for its antibacterial activity for a different group of bacteria. Nanoparticles are the good option to enhance the biocompatibility. No cell cytotoxicity of nanoparticle indicates its biocompatibility and coating of titanium dental implants with Ag-chitosan may have an added advantage on the corrosion resistance of dental implants and also augments the passivating effect of these implants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this in vitro study was to analyse the absorbance of dye material in conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) by applying various commercially available surface protecting layers on GIC. 90 disc-shaped specimens were made using brass mold measuring 7mm in diameter and 2mm in thickness. 30 specimens were selected for each week testing having 6 groups (n=5). The groups were: G1 (Control group), G2 (Nail polish coated GIC), G3 (Master bond coated GIC), G4 (Copal varnish coated GIC), G5 (Varnal coated GIC), G6 (Cold mold seal coated GIC). The specimens of each group were immersed in a separate test tube filled with methylene blue dye, and placed in an incubator (37°C±2°C) for 1 week, 2 weeks and 3 weeks' time. After required time period, the specimens were rinsed under distal water for 1 minute and air dried for 1 hour. Next, the specimens of each group were put into new test tubes containing 1ml absolute alcohol and again stored at (37°C±2°C) for 24 hours. Absorbance were recorded in ultravoilet spectrophotometer. Results were analysed by Student t-test and Pearson's correlation. The results suggest that varnal and copal varnish are effective protecting materials with significant difference (P<0.01) after 3 weeks time. Our results conclude that the application of suitable protecting material may lead to longevity of GIC restorative biomaterial in a complexed oral environment.