universidade de são paulo - Faculdade de Odontologia - Unesp
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methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenylamino)<br />
One method used for evaluating adhesion of Candida is the cell staining<br />
assay 15,18,19,23,24 . In this method, the adhered cells on the material surface are<br />
fixed, stained and counted in a microscope. The dye commonly used in this<br />
technique is the crystal violet, which is basic and binds to negatively charged<br />
extracellular molecules, including cell surface molecules and polysacchari<strong>de</strong>s in<br />
the extracellular matrices 25 . Another method that has been wi<strong>de</strong>ly used is the<br />
XTT assay 1,10,11,16 , which evaluates the metabolic activity of viable cells 26 . This<br />
assay is based on the reduction of a water-soluble tetrazolium salt [2,3-bis(2-<br />
carbonyl]-2H-tetrazoliumhydroxi<strong>de</strong>]<br />
to a formazan product by the mitochondrial <strong>de</strong>hydrogenases of the live<br />
cells.<br />
Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of different periods<br />
of preconditioning with saliva on the adhesion of C. albicans to a <strong>de</strong>nture base<br />
resin using crystal violet staining and XTT assay. Additionally, the correlation<br />
between the two methods used for assessing C. albicans adhesion was evaluated.<br />
Materials and Methods<br />
Preparation of acrylic resin specimens<br />
The specimens (n=90) were fabricated from a microwave <strong>de</strong>nture-base<br />
acrylic resin (Vipi Wave - VIPI Indústria e Comércio Exportação e Importação <strong>de</strong><br />
Produtos Odontológicos Ltda Pirassununga, SP, Brazil) using a conventional<br />
flasking and pressure-pack technique. Initially, with the use of a metal mold, diskshaped<br />
silicone patterns Zetaplus/Indurent - Zhermack, Badia Polesine, Rovigo,