AUTHOR=Gopalakrishnan Umarevathi , Felicita A. Sumathi , Mahendra Lodd , Kanji Masroor Ahmed , Varadarajan Saranya , Raj A. Thirumal , Feroz Shaikh Mohammed Abdul , Mehta Deepak , Baeshen Hosam Ali , Patil Shankargouda 

TITLE=Assessing the Potential Association Between Microbes and Corrosion of Intra-Oral Metallic Alloy-Based Dental Appliances Through a Systematic Review of the Literature

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.631103

DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2021.631103

ISSN=2296-4185

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objective:</bold> Systematic review assessing the association between oral microorganisms and corrosion of intra-oral metallic alloy-based dental appliances.</p><p><bold>Design:</bold> PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched using keyword combinations such as microbes and oral and corrosion; microbes and dental and corrosion; microorganisms and oral and corrosion; microorganisms and dental and corrosion.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Out of 141 articles, only 25 satisfied the selection criteria. <italic>Lactobacillus reuteri, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus salivariu</italic>s, sulfate-reducing bacteria, sulfate oxidizing bacteria, Veilonella, Actinomyces, <italic>Candida albicans</italic> were found to have a potential association with corrosion of intraoral metallic alloys such as stainless steel, titanium, nickel, cobalt-chromium, neodymium-iron-boron magnets, zirconia, amalgam, copper aluminum, and precious metal alloys.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> The included studies inferred an association between oral microorganisms and intra-oral metallic alloys-based dental appliances, although, it is vital to acknowledge that most studies in the review employed an <italic>in-vitro</italic> simulation of the intra-oral condition.</p>