“…While much information is available on bacterial colonization of dental ceramic materials (Al‐Ahmad et al, 2010; van Brakel et al, 2011; Do Nascimento et al, 2013; Egawa, Miura, Kato, Saito, & Yoshinari, 2013; Hahnel et al, 2009; Lee et al, 2011; de Oliveira et al, 2012; Rosentritt et al, 2009; Sardin, Morrier, Benay, & Barsotti, 2004; Scotti et al, 2007; Viitaniemi, Abdulmajeed, Sulaiman, Soderling, & Narhi, 2017; Yamane et al, 2013), less is known about fungal adherence to zirconia surfaces (Burgers et al, 2010; Dal Piva et al, 2018; do Nascimento, Pita, Pedrazzi, de Albuquerque Junior, & Ribeiro, 2013; Ehrman et al, 2006; Li et al, 2012). This in vitro study intended to characterize the surface properties such as roughness and surface‐free energy of glazed and polished monolithic yttria‐stabilized zirconia (Y‐TZ P ) polycrystal ceramics and to evaluate the ability of C. albicans and salivary bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis, mixed with C. albicans , respectively, to adhere to these substrata.…”