A small group of institutionalized Down’s syndrome patients were treated with topical kanamycin sulphate paste, once or twice a day for 3-5 days, every fifth week over a 52-week-period. The teeth were not brushed during this 52-week-period. The wet weight of the supragingival plaque in the kanamycin group was significantly reduced when compared to the supragingival plaque formed in the group re...

Risks for development of local and/or systemic infections are the most important complications of catheters that are widely used during hospitalization process. The aims of this study were to investigate and compare the antibiotic susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from catheters, in planktonic and biofilm forms, and to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of antibio...

METHODS We systematically reviewed all available data in the paediatric literature on treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection to determine overall efficacy of different schedules. A comprehensive search of all published articles and letters from 1987, and of abstracts presented at three main meetings on this topic between 1997 and 1999, was carried out. Results from all English and French p...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, kök kanallarından modifiye üçlü antibiyotik patının (mTAP) çıkarılmasında foton kaynaklı fotoakustik dalgalanma (PIPS) tekniği ile farklı irrigasyon aktivasyon rejimlerinin kombinasyonunun etkinliğini karşılaştırmaktır.
 Gereç ve Yöntemler: Yüz beş adet çekilmiş insan mandibular-premolar dişler ProTaper döner eğe kullanarak prepare edildi. Kök kanalları mTAP medi...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid) and the triple therapy of ampicillin + gentamycin + metronidazole as prophylactic antibiotic during Caesarean sections. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. SETTING The study was conducted between March and December 2002 at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. PARTICIPANTS Patients undergoing ca...

This study evaluated cleaning of the dentinal wall after removal of different calcium hydroxide pastes. Sixty-eight single-rooted teeth were prepared using the step-back technique and randomly divided into 4 groups according to medication used: Ca(OH)2 with 0.2% chlorhexidine solution (Group 1), Ca(OH)2 with propylene glycol (Group 2), Ca(OH)2 with antibiotic paste (ciprofloxacin, metronidazole...