Bacterial adhesion on conventional and self-ligating metallic brackets after surface treatment with plasma-polymerized hexamethyldisiloxane

• Hlavní autoři: Rogerio Amaral Tupinambá (Autor), Cristiane Aparecida de Assis Claro (Autor), Cristiane Aparecida Pereira (Autor), Celestino José Prudente Nobrega (Autor), Ana Paula Rosifini Alves Claro (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Dental Press Editora.
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Plasma-polymerized film deposition was created to modify metallic orthodontic brackets surface properties in order to inhibit bacterial adhesion. Methods: Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) polymer films were deposited on conventional (n = 10) and self-ligating (n = 10) stainless st...