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INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 362-372Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12322
Keywords
biofilms; CLSM; dentinal tubules invasion; Enterococcus faecalis; stress conditions
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- National Natural Science Funds of China [81271133, 81370024]
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [11495811000]
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AimTo investigate the dentinal tubule invasion capacity of Enterococcus faecalis under alkaline and energy starvation stress conditions. MethodologyThe root canals from human single-rooted teeth (n=40) were infected with E.faecalis under alkaline (pH 9, 10, 11 and 12) and energy starvation (no glucose, 0.05% glucose and 0.15% glucose) stress conditions. The root canals were prepared in a standard manner and treated to remove the smear layer before incubation. After 4weeks of cultivation, the roots were split vertically into two halves: one half was processed for biofilm formation analysis using a scanning electron microscope; the other half was stained with fluorescent DNA-binding reagents, washed thoroughly and sectioned (100 m thick), and the depth of tubule invasion by the microorganism was examined by confocal laser-scanning microscopy. The extent of dentine tubule invasion was analysed statistically. ResultsThe E.faecalis strain resulted in biofilm formation and dentine tubules invasion under all of the stress conditions, except for pH 11 and 12 conditions. However, the tubule penetration distance was markedly reduced in these stress conditions (P<0.01) compared with in tryptic soy broth (TSB) or pH 7 medium. The invasion depth in the middle root dentine was significantly higher than in the apical sections in TSB and energy starvation medium (P<0.01). ConclusionsEx vivo E.faecalis formed biofilms and colonized dentine under alkaline and glucose starvation stress conditions, but its ability to invade dentine tubules was significantly decreased.
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