The antibacterial effects of calcium hydroxide apexification pastes on Streptococcus sanguis

Four calcium hydroxide-based apexification pastes were tested for their antibacterial effects on Streptococcus sanguis. Their zones of growth inhibition on blood agar plates were measured at 2, 4, 6, and 8 days. Only the camphorated parachlorophenol and the metacresylacetate pastes showed zones of i...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 91 - 94
Main Authors DiFiore, Peter M., Peters, Donald D., Setterstrom, Jean A., Lorton, Lewis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 1983
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Calcium Hydroxide - pharmacology
Camphor - pharmacology
Chlorophenols - pharmacology
Cresols - pharmacology
Dentistry
Drug Combinations - pharmacology
Methylcellulose - pharmacology
Ointments
Root Canal Filling Materials - pharmacology
Streptococcus sanguis
Streptococcus sanguis - drug effects
Time Factors
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Summary:Four calcium hydroxide-based apexification pastes were tested for their antibacterial effects on Streptococcus sanguis. Their zones of growth inhibition on blood agar plates were measured at 2, 4, 6, and 8 days. Only the camphorated parachlorophenol and the metacresylacetate pastes showed zones of inhibition. Both of these zones of inhibition decreased with time; however, the zones of inhibition for the parachlorophenol paste decreased at a slower rate.
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ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(83)90313-4