title: Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of various root canal filling materials for primary teeth.
abstract: Four materials viz. zinc oxide-eugenol, iodoform paste, Kri paste, Maisto's paste and Vitapex (Calcium hydroxide + iodoform) were tested for their antibacterial effect against the aerobic and anerobic bacteria, viz. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacteroides melaninogenicus and mixed bacterial culture; obtained from infected non-vital deciduous anterior teeth. The antimicrobial sensitivity was checked on BHI-agar plates using well method. The results showed that all the 4 materials were distinctly different from each other in their antimicrobial activity. Maisto's paste was invariably the superior most in its antibacterial efficacy (in comparison to all the 5 micro-organism strains). Iodoformized zincoxide eugenol appeared to be the second best followed by Kri paste. Vitapex showed the least antibacterial activity.
authors.affiliation: Dental College & Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pabla
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D002164:Camphor / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012828:Silicones / Q000494:pharmacology; D013943:Thymol / Q000494:pharmacology; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002733:Chlorophenols; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; C083357:Maisto's Paste; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012828:Silicones; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C029584:calcium hydroxide, iodoform, silicone oil drug combination; C036374:Kri paste; D013943:Thymol; D002164:Camphor; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D015034:Zinc Oxide