title: Antimicrobial activity of seven root canal sealers. Results of agar diffusion and agar dilution tests.
abstract: A comparative study of the antimicrobial action of seven root canal sealers: Traitement Spad, Endométhasone, N2 Universal, Diaket-A, AH26 with silver, Tubli Seal, and Sealapex was done with 120 strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Two antimicrobial susceptibility tests were used: the agar dilution test and the agar diffusion test. The Diaket-A and Traitement Spad sealer cements showed the highest efficiency in the dilution test, whereas Diaket-A was in fourth place in the diffusion test, only better than the antimicrobial activity of the Tubli Seal and Sealapex sealers.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pumarola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berastegui
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canalda
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Jiménez de Anta
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000362:Agar; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001729:Bismuth / Q000494:pharmacology; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D005054:Eugenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D008709:Methenamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D011108:Polymers / Q000494:pharmacology; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000494:pharmacology; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000494:pharmacology; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012459:Salicylates; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013943:Thymol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014025:Titanium / Q000494:pharmacology; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D011108:Polymers; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012118:Resorcinols; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012459:Salicylates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C011244:corticosteroid methanetriol mixture; C055601:Sealapex; D005557:Formaldehyde; D013943:Thymol; D012834:Silver; D005054:Eugenol; C028044:epoxy resin AH-26; C014457:bismuth phosphate, copolymers of vinyl acetate, dichlorophen, propionyl-acetophenone, triethanolamine, vinyl chloride, vinylisobutyl ether, zinc oxide drug combination; C032784:SPAD; C048769:tubliseal; D003907:Dexamethasone; C003799:N2 Dental Cement; D000362:Agar; D014025:Titanium; D008709:Methenamine; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D015034:Zinc Oxide; D001729:Bismuth; D006854:Hydrocortisone