Qc. Wan et al., Influence of hyperbranched multi-methacrylates for dental neat resins on proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts, BIOMACROMOL, 2(1), 2001, pp. 217-222
We have previously shown that hyperbranched multi-methacrylate (H-MMA)-modi
fied dental resins have VLC activities, lower polymerization shrinkage, and
improved mechanical properties, compared to the 2,2-bis [4-(2-hydroxy-3-me
thacryloyolxypropoxy)phenyl]propane/triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (BisGM
A/TEGDMA) neat resin. The results are due to the unique molecular structure
and high molecular weight of H-MMA intermediates. The purpose of this stud
y was to evaluate the biocompatibility of H-MMA-modified dental neat resins
. The cell proliferation of three human gingival fibroblast strains or! eit
her H-MMA, BisGMA/TEGDMA, or a polystyrene disk was examined. Following 10
days of cell proliferation, there was no statistical difference in cell num
ber between H-MMA-modified and unmodified resin disks. H-MMA-modified resin
s had less free monomer leaching than the unmodified resin but showed simil
ar properties in water sorption and contact angle values. All these results
suggest that the biocompatibility of H-MMA-modified dental neat resins is
as good as that of commercially used BisGMA/TEGDMA resin and H-MMA has pote
ntial applications in dental composites.