Antimicrobial action of dental cements.
It was observed that some of the cements tested had bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal action. The cements listed in decreasing order of effectiveness are (1) zinc oxide-eugenol, (2) silicophosphate, (3) zinc phosphate, and (4) silicate. The two newer cements, polycarboxylate and composite resin, exhibited no measurable antimicrobial action.
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000494:pharmacology; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus / Q000187:drug effects; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement / Q000494:pharmacology; D012823:Silicate Cement / Q000494:pharmacology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000494:pharmacology; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement / Q000494:pharmacology
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D012823:Silicate Cement; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement