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Objectives To use extracted human teeth with amalgam ( n  = 26) or GIC ( n  = 3) restorations in service up to 20 years to evaluate microbiota at the cavity/restoration interface by SEM or culture. Materials and methods Extracted teeth with intracoronal restorations ( n  = 20) of known history (2–20 years) were fixed, split, and prepared for SEM to ascertain the pattern and structure of bacterial aggregates on cavity and restoration surfaces. Another 9 teeth were anaerobically decontaminated, split and sampled (cavity/restorations), and cultured (anaerobically, aerobically); recovered isolates were identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results SEM showed rods, cocci, and filaments in 11/20 teeth (55%) on cavity and corresponding restoration surfaces; 4/20 (20%) on neither surface; 1/20 (5%) on just cavity; and 4/20 (20%) on just restoration. Microbial growth extended from marginal openings into the deeper interfacial microspace to varying extents but was not always evident. Restoration size or age did not predict bacterial presence. Bacteria-free surfaces (cavity/amalgam) showed possible calcification. Cultivation yielded 160 isolates, mainly Gram-positive (86%) and facultative (81%); and morphotypes of rods (43%), cocci (36%), and cocco-bacilli (18%) belonging to  Actinobacteria  (45%) and  Firmicutes  (50%). The most frequent genera were  Staphylococcus ,  Streptococcus ,  Actinomyces , and  Lactobacillus.  Biofilms on cavity and restoration appeared independent of each other. Conclusions Cavity and amalgam surfaces were independently colonised and some not. The penetration of microbiota into marginal gaps varied; resembled root caries and was dominated by Gram-positive species. Clinical relevance Marginal gaps around restorations are unavoidable but are not always colonised by bacteria after long-term clinical service. Calcification of biofilms in the restorative interface may prevent further colonisation. The viable microbiota in the restorative interface resembled root caries and may be subject to ecological fluxes of activity and arrest and therefore preventative management.

clinical oral investigations

Bacteria in the cavity-restoration interface after varying periods of clinical service — SEM description of distribution and 16S rRNA gene sequence identification of isolates