INTRODUCTION To assess the impact of using preventive mouthwash agents on the surface hardness of various resins composites. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hundred specimens were prepared from five types of composite resin material in a Teflon mold. Five specimens from each type of restorative materials (Herculite XRV Ultra, Estelite Σ Quick, Z Hermack, Versa Comp Sultan, and Empress Direct IPS) were ...

background and aims. lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disorder with unspecified etiology, appearing as a result of stress, genetic predisposition and immunologic factors. erosive type of the disease is more important because of its clinical symptoms of pain, irritation and malignancy risk. despite various medications used, a definite cure for lichen planus is unknown. regarding the effec...

background and aims. the goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a standard oral hygiene routine (daily tooth brushing and flossing) along with cetylpyridinium chloride (cpc) mouthwash in comparison to the same pro-tocol without mouthwash in chronic periodontitis patients during a 14-day period. materials and methods. this comparative study was carried out or 50 non-smoking ...

Candida albicans is one of the most common opportunistic fungi which cause oral cavity infections in humans. Most anti-fungal drugs posse side effects and may have an undesirable taste. Ginger is one of the oldest herbal products used in traditional medicine which has known antimicrobial effects and is used in the manufacture of Vi-One mouthwash. The present study was designed to investigate th...

background and aims. lichen planus is a relatively common mucocutaneous disease, with an unknown etiology. there is no complete cure for oral lichen planus (olp), but some drugs, including corticosteroids, retinoids, cyclosporine and antibiotics are commonly used for treatment of olp. the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of combination of triamcinolone and vitamin a mouthwash ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Due to their antimicrobial and dental plaque control activity, mouthwashes lead to an improvement in oral health. Although chemical mouthwashes have demonstrated the greatest antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects, their usage has been limited because of their numerous side effects. This study was conducted in vivo to determine the antibacterial and antifungal effects o...

As you?ve surmised, you?re in the same boat as about 40 million Americans who also deal with bad breath, which is also called halitosis. For this common problem, countless breath freshening products exist, such as mouthwash [2], toothbrushes [3], dental floss [4], and tongue scrapers [5]. However, some of these may only temporarily mask odors instead of resolving the true cause of chronic bad b...

BACKGROUND In the author's earlier in vitro investigation, a combination of 0.25 mg/ml green tea and 7.82 mg/ml Salvadora persica L. aqueous extracts was found to exhibit significant synergistic anti-bacterial and anti-adherence effects against primary plaque colonizers biofilm. A clinical trial was needed to support these preliminary in vitro results and to investigate its efficacy as a mouthw...

Purpose To evaluate the clinical and microbiological effects of the local use of egg yolk immunoglobulin against Porphyromonas gingivalis (anti-P.g. IgY) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic periodontitis. Methods This was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial involving 60 systematically healthy patients with moderate to...