| Background: metalic-Nanoparticles (NPs) is new antifungal materials versus
the resistant fungi as Candida albicans (C. albicans) that is the main factor of
acrylic-denture candidosis. Whenever Ag NPs as a strong antifungal metalicNPs exhibit toxic effect on human cells, the aim of this study was evaluation
the antifungal effects of ZnO NPs in acrylic resin (polymethyle methacrylate
(PMMA)) as a more biocompatible material on C. albicans in comparison to
acrylic resin (PMMA) containing Ag NPs.
Methods: In this laboratory study, eleven 10-member groups of acrylic resin
specimens with ZnO NPs and Ag NPs (totally 110 specimens) were used. The
weight percent of NPs 0.5, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20%, that were added to the monomer
in each phase and after mixing with powder, flasking carried out in a
conventional manner and in a flask with 12 cylindrical cavities with a diameter
of 10 mm and thickness of 4 mm in internal space to produce discoid specimens,
after deflasking the specimens were finished, polished, cleaned ultrasonically
for 5 min in ethanol, rinsed with sterile water and dried in warm air. Afterward
they inucleated by 0.1 ml of an inoculating suspension containing 103
concentration of C. albicans (ATCC 10231) and were incubated for 24 hours.
Then, the sample was washed with 4.8 ml of 0.9%NaCl solution, and 0.1mL of
the washing NaCl solution was taken and cultured on tutrient agar, then
incubated for another 24 hours and colony numbers were counted and the data
was analyzed by one way ANOVA.
Results: Ag & Zno NPs could significantly decrease population of C. albicans
after 24 hour of exposure time, meanwhile Ag NPs exhibited stronger
antifungal effect than ZnO NPs (P˂0.001).
Conclusion: Zno NPs can inhibited the C. albicans. To suggest this technique
as a reliable method and determination of technical particle, the efficiency of
ZnO NPs should be evaluated in clinical t |