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Cytotoxicity of orthodontic materials assessed by survival tests in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials - 1 May 2011
Limberger Karen M, Westphalen Graziela H, Menezes Luciane M, Medina-Silva Renata
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess the cytotoxicity of orthodontic materials (brackets, wires, resin, elastomers and silver solder) using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism. The induction of cytotoxicity was assessed by two different tests using the wild-type S. cerevisiae strain FF18733: (1) direct exposure to orthodontic materials in YPD broth, and (2) exposure to artificial commercial saliva...
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