University of Groningen Microbial biofilms on silicone facial prostheses Ariani, Nina IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2015 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Ariani, N. (2015). Microbial biofilms on silicone facial prostheses [Groningen]: University of Groningen Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date: 18-07-2017 Microbial Biofilms on Silicone Facial Prostheses Nina Ariani Microbial Biofilms on Silicone Facial Prostheses University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands Copyright © 2015 by Nina Ariani Cover: Melania Jusuf Shipton Printed by Ipskamp Drukkers ISBN (printed version): 978-90-367-7795-7 ISBN (electronic version): 978-90-367-7794-0 Microbial Biofilms on Silicone Facial Prostheses Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties. De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op maandag 29 juni 2015 om 16.15 uur door Nina Ariani geboren op 8 juli 1979 te Jakarta, Indonesië Promotores Prof. dr. H. C. van der Mei Prof. dr. A. Vissink Prof. dr. T. B. W. Rahardjo Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. W. M. Molenaar Prof. dr. C. de Putter Prof. dr. G. M. Raghoebar To my parents Paranimfen Gusnaniar G. I. Geertsema-Doornbusch Table of Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Chapter 2 Current state of craniofacial prosthetic rehabilitation 9 (Int J Prosthodont 2013;26(1):57-67) Chapter 3 Microbial biofilms on facial prostheses 39 (Biofouling 2012;28(6):583-91) Chapter 4 Efficacy of cleansing agents in killing 61 microorganisms in mixed species biofilms present on silicone facial prostheses -- an in vitro study (Clin Oral Investig 2015; DOI:10.1007/s00784-0151453-0) Chapter 5 Effect of cleansing agents on biofilms on silicone 83 facial prostheses -- an ex vivo case study Chapter 6 General discussion 93 Summary 103 Samenvatting 109 Acknowledgments 115