A Novel Developed Bioactive Composite Resin Containing Silver/Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Material against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i>, <i>Lactobacillus</i>, and <i>Candida albicans</i>

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Composite</td><td class="align_center">Contact angle</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Conventional composite resin (O)</td><td class="align_center">48.40 ± 2.24</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ZnO nanoparticles composite resin (Z)</td><td class="align_center">51.08 ± 1.86</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ZnO nanoparticles and silver ions composite resin (A&amp;Z)</td><td class="align_center">54.32 ± 3.54</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ag/ZnO nanoparticles composite resin (AZ)</td><td class="align_center">55.74 ± 5.38</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The contact angles of the composites in degrees (mean ± SD).</div>

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Table 3: A Novel Developed Bioactive Composite Resin Containing Silver/Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Material against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i>, <i>Lactobacillus</i>, and <i>Candida albicans</i> 

Table 3 | A Novel Developed Bioactive Composite Resin Containing Silver/Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Material against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, and Candida albicans 