OBJECTIVES To evaluate the influence of dentine on the pH of different medications in standardized simulated canals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty resin blocks were divided into groups with and without dentine powder, as follows: 2% chlorhexidine gel; 2% chlorhexidine gel associated with calcium hydroxide PA; calcium hydroxide PA delivered in propylene glycol 600; and NPG delivered in distilled...

UNLABELLED Dry socket (DS) is a potential postoperative complication of dental extractions. It is clinically diagnosed by the presence of a denuded socket secondary to premature loss of the blood clot, and manifests as slight discomfort for the patient, followed by sudden worsening with intense or lancing pain. Since the underlying etiology is not clear, the best treatment is prevention. Chlorh...

During the last two decades, new drug delivery strategies have been invented that able to solve microbial resistance against antibiotics. The goal of current report was assess antimicrobial effects nano-catechin gels clinically isolated Porphyromonas gingivalis, one main causes periodontal disease. Catechin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by adding a catechin solution solution. Then...

In eight subjects who were initially highly colonized with Streptococcus mutans and who used a 1% chlorhexidine gel, the numbers of this organism were suppressed in both plaque and saliva. Bacterial plaque samples were obtained from all tooth surfaces, and the recolonization pattern of S. mutans was studied over a 26-week period. At baseline, 83% of all surfaces harbored S. mutans with buccal s...

PURPOSE Alveolar osteitis (AO) is the most common postoperative complication of dental extractions. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 1% versus 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel in reducing postoperative AO after surgical extraction of mandibular third molars, and assess the impact of treatment on the Oral HealthRelated Quality of Life (OHRQoL). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thi...

Comparison of the healing of immediate function implants. Inside maintenance protocol using Hyaluronic Acid and Chlorhexidine gels Nobre et al Dept of Oral Hygiene, Lisbon Journal of Clinical Periodontology Results The results demonstrate the importance of a maintenance protocol in immediate function implants. These findings show that using Gengigel for the first two months post implant (healin...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of auxiliary chemical substances and natural extracts on Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis inoculated in root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy-two human tooth roots were contaminated with C. albicans and E. faecalis for 21 days. The groups were divided according to the auxiliary chemical substance into: G1...

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...

This case report aims to describe a long-term follow-up after the immediate treatment of multiple dental injuries. A 15-year-old female patient was admitted private clinic 30 minutes an accident at school. After clinical and radiographic examinations, tooth 21 diagnosed with enamel fracture horizontal root fracture, 22 lateral luxation, teeth 12, 11, 23 were subluxation. Teeth presented pulp ne...