RT Journal Article
T1 Devices for In situ Development of Non-disturbed Oral Biofilm. A Systematic Review
A1 Prada López, Isabel
A1 Quintas González, Víctor
A1 Vilaboa, Carlos
A1 Suárez Quintanilla, David
A1 Tomás Carmona, Inmaculada
K1 Biofilm
K1 Dental plaque
K1 Device design
K1 In situ
K1 Splints
AB Objective: The aim of this review was to assess the types of devices used for in situ development of oral biofilm analyzed microbiologically.Materials and Methods: A systematic search of the literature was conducted to identify all in situ studies of oral biofilm which used an oral device; the Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE databases complemented with manual search were used. Specific devices used to microbiologically analyze oral biofilm in adults were included. After reading of the selected full texts, devices were identified and classified according to the oral cavity zone and manufacturing material. The “ideal” characteristics were analyzed in every group.Results: The search provided 787 abstracts, of which 111 papers were included. The devices used in these studies were classified as palatal, lingual or buccal. The last group was sub-classified in six groups based on the material of the device. Considering the analyzed characteristics, the thermoplastic devices and the Intraoral Device of Overlaid Disk-holding Splints (IDODS) presented more advantages than limitations.Conclusions: Buccal devices were the most commonly used for the study of in situ biofilm. The majority of buccal devices seemed to slightly affect the volunteer's comfort, the IDODS being the closest to the “ideal” model.Clinical Relevance: New devices for in situ oral biofilm microbiological studies should take into account the possible effect of their design on the volunteer's comfort and biofilm formation
PB Frontiers Media
YR 2016
FD 2016-06-23
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16007
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16007
LA eng
NO Prada-López I, Quintas V, Vilaboa C, Suárez-Quintanilla D and Tomás I (2016) Devices for In situ Development of Non-disturbed Oral Biofilm. A Systematic Review. Front. Microbiol. 7:1055. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01055
NO This work was supported by project EM2014/025 from Regional Ministry of Culture, Education and University (regional government of Galicia, Spain), which is integrated in Regional Plan of Research, Innovation and Development 2011–2015. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript
DS Minerva
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