Research Article

Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties of Orthodontic Acrylic Resin Containing Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Supported on 4A Zeolite

Table 2

Initial concentration and concentrations of the three bacterial strains in suspensions after 24 h of contact with differently modified samples (colony formed unit/mL).

Bacteria strain
E. coliS. mutansK. pnemoneai
Initial concentration (CFU/mL)

Concentration after 24 h (CFU/mL)ZnO/TiO2/4A 2% (G1)000
ZnO/4A2% (G2)00
TiO2/4A (G3)00
ZnO/TiO2/4A4% (G4)000
TiO2/4A4 (G5)000
ZnO/4A4% (G6)000
Control (G7)