Estudo da degradação microbiana in vitro do Poli (1,4-trans-isopreno) (in natura) e em cones dentários.

Abstract

The gutta-percha cones used in endodontic therapy, consisting of poly (1,4-trans-isoprene), ZnO and/or BaSO4 and wax/resin, were meant to last a lifetime in root canals filled by them. However, there is evidence that these materials suffer degradation with the passage of time when there shutter intensified infections by microorganisms. The bacterium Enterococcus faecalis is one of those microorganisms commonly associated with persistent periapical infections. The prevalence of this bacterium in cases of re-treatment is between 29% and 79% of cases. The objective is to study the bacterial degradation of gutta-percha in medium containing E. faecalis, with the focus on organic matter, polyisoprene. Each sample cone was immersed in mineral salts medium with inoculum concentration of 5.4 x 105 CFU/mL for periods of 10 to 100 days. The cones were removed from contact with the inoculum at various times and analized. Were weighed and characterized by TGA, GPC, FTIR, NMR H1 and SEM. The growth of the inoculum was monitored by optical density measurements, determining of percentage of mineralization of CO2, measured dry biomass cells, measurements of pH and cell count. The antimicrobial activity of inorganic constituents of cones was verified by diffusion test pit. Was observed gradual loss of mass of the cones with the degradation time. The increase in the ash content at 800 °C, shows that there was a progressive loss of organic matter and an increased proportion of inorganic constituents. After contact with E. faecalis, polyisoprene isolated cones marks Odous® and Tanari® was analized and compared and the fresh polyisoprene by GPC and FTIR. The results show that in all three cases there is small and gradual loss of the molar mass of the polyisoprene constituents of material, the more evidente in polyisoprene in nature. Infrared spectra show that degradation also ocurrs with strutural modifications of the polymer, especially in the occurrence of deformation bands of C=O and OH/OOH, and variations in the pattern of cristalinity of the bands of C=C-H. The SEM images show that changes may ocurr in the surface morphology of the cones biodegraded, resulting the from selective attack to the organic component. The NMR H1 spectra of polyisoprene fresh show that the material has undergone minor structural changes in the molecules of polyisoprene during bioassay. All bioassays monitoring indicated that the inoculum grows continuously during the period of contact with the cones or polyisoprene in nature. The bacteria degrades the organic matter of the cones using them as a source of substrate and thereby causing voids cones that can cause failure in endodontic treatment.