PMID- 23627845 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140616 LR - 20131104 IS - 1502-3850 (Electronic) IS - 0001-6357 (Linking) VI - 71 IP - 6 DP - 2013 Nov TI - Early root surface colonization by human periodontal ligament fibroblasts following treatment with different biomaterials. PG - 1579-87 LID - 10.3109/00016357.2013.777115 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The present in-vitro study examined the effects of different biomaterials on early root surface colonization by human periodontal ligament (PDL) fibroblasts using confocal-laser-scanning-microscopy (CLSM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifteen periodontally-diseased teeth were extracted, treated with scaling/root planing and longitudinally cut to obtain 30 root fragments. Fragments were treated either with 24% EDTA following application of enamel matrix derivative (EMD), 24% EDTA or EMD only, nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (NHA) paste or oily calcium hydroxide suspension (OCHS) for 1 h each. The analogue untreated root specimens served as controls. Root fragments were incubated with human PDL fibroblasts and cellular proliferation and morphology were evaluated after 1, 3, 5 and 8 days using CLSM-visualization and image recognition software. RESULTS: The rate of cellular proliferation was different among treatment modalities examined (p = 0.019). Except treatment with NHA paste all treatment modalities improved cellular proliferation on root surfaces at all different points of time compared with the control specimens. A significant difference between treatment modalities was observed between EMD and NHA paste (p = 0.008). No synergistic effect could be demonstrated comparing root surface conditioning with 24% EDTA and EMD application compared to 24% EDTA or EMD application only. CONCLUSION: The present results suggest that initial root surface colonization by PDL fibroblasts may be enhanced by root surface conditioning with 24% EDTA and application of EMD, application of 24% EDTA or EMD alone and OCHS. The addition of 24% EDTA for root surface conditioning prior to EMD application provided no synergistic effects in terms of early root surface colonization by PDL fibroblasts. FAU - Kasaj, Adrian AU - Kasaj A AD - Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology. FAU - Klein, Marcus O AU - Klein MO FAU - Dupont, Julia AU - Dupont J FAU - Willershausen, Brita AU - Willershausen B FAU - Krahn, Ulrike AU - Krahn U FAU - Gotz, Hermann AU - Gotz H FAU - Zeiler, Johannes AU - Zeiler J FAU - Brullmann, Dan AU - Brullmann D FAU - Duschner, Heinz AU - Duschner H LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130429 PL - Sweden TA - Acta Odontol Scand JT - Acta odontologica Scandinavica JID - 0370344 RN - 0 (Biocompatible Materials) SB - IM MH - *Biocompatible Materials MH - Fibroblasts/cytology MH - Humans MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Periodontal Ligament/*cytology MH - Tooth Root/*microbiology EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/17 06:00 CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/00016357.2013.777115 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Odontol Scand. 2013 Nov;71(6):1579-87. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2013.777115. Epub 2013 Apr 29.