Antibacterial effects of various endodontic medicaments on selected anaerobic bacteria.
This study was undertaken to determine the antibacterial effects of various endodontic medicaments against six selected anaerobic bacteria. The experiment involved the testing of the vapors of six medicaments using agar plates streaked with the bacteria. A zone of inhibition was recorded for each plate and the results were analyzed statistically. Formocresol produced significantly larger zones of inhibition than any of the other medicaments.
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Department of Endodontics, Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, California.
Torabinejad
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Kettering
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D003408:Cresols / Q000494:pharmacology; D005054:Eugenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005566:Formocresols / Q000494:pharmacology; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000187:drug effects; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000187:drug effects; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000494:pharmacology; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000187:drug effects; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014678:Veillonella / Q000187:drug effects
D002733:Chlorophenols; D003408:Cresols; D005566:Formocresols; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D011193:Potassium Iodide; C031025:formocresol; C029107:4-chlorophenol; D005054:Eugenol; C015088:cresatin; D005976:Glutaral