In vitro anticariogenic activity of commercially existing anticavity tooth pastes and tooth powders against Lactobacillus acidophilus isolated from childhood caries

Antagonistic activity of a Multi-Functional Gold Standard Chlorhexidine against Lactobacillus acidophilus Isolated from Childhood Caries

Remineralization Potential of Three Tooth Pastes on Enamel Caries

BACKGROUND Different formulations of dentifrices exist in the market. Usually, single toothpaste is used by all family members including children. There is a big concern of fluoride ingestion with the toothpaste containing high fluoride content in children. Recently, new toothpaste (including toothpaste) with remineralization potential without fluoride content has been formulated. AIM There i...

Anti cariogenic efficacy of herbal and conventional tooth pastes - a comparative in-vitro study.

BACKGROUND An upsurge of herbal products in various catalogues of fast moving consumer goods is evident. Dental creams or pastes which have numerous brands since years, have addition of many more herbal tooth pastes. Main claim of these herbal tooth pastes being effective reduction in cavities and plaque control. Proven fact is that proper brushing with a tooth brush and tooth paste brings down...

In vitro antagonistic effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTCC 1643 (DSM 20079) and Lactobacillus plantarum PTCC 1058 (ATCC 8014) against isolated bacteria from Urinary Tract Infections

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are gram positive and non- spore forming bacteria that can produce some special substances for growth inhibition of pathogenic, non-pathogenic and food spoilage bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTCC1643 (DSM 20079) and Lactobacillus plantarum PTCC 1058 (ATCC 8014) cultural supernatants against urinary...

Antimicrobial activity of different filling pastes for deciduous tooth treatment.

Guedes-Pinto paste is the filling material most employed in Brazil for endodontic treatment of deciduous teeth; however, the Rifocort® ointment has been removed. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of filling pastes, by proposing three new pharmacological associations to replace Rifocort® ointment with drugs of already established antimicrobial power: Neba...