Abstract
Objective:
Systematic review assessing the association between oral microorganisms and corrosion of intra-oral metallic alloy-based dental appliances.
Design:
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.
Results:
Out of 141 articles, only 25 satisfied the selection criteria.
Lactobacillus reuteri, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus salivariu
s, sulfate-reducing bacteria, sulfate oxidizing bacteria, Veilonella, Actinomyces,
Candida albicans
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.
Conclusion:
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
in-vitro
simulation of the intra-oral condition.