Background: Aphthous ulcer is seen to be one of the most commonly occurring ailments found among patients that dentists may come across on a daily basis. Taking into consideration agents have been used for treatment aphthous stomatitis, it would seem advisable apply agent safest and has least toxic properties can bring about symptomatic relief applied topically. These days, there are few reliab...

background: anti-microbial agents have been used as a chemotherapeutic agent to improve oral health. this in vitro study was carried out to determine antimicrobial efficacy of different toothpastes and mouthrinses against the oral pathogens.     methods: a total of five toothpastes and five mouthrinses were tested for their antimicrobial activity against three oral pathogens namely, streptococc...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of regularly used disinfectant solution in the disinfection of acrylic resin specimens contaminated with Candida albicans. Materials and methods: Thirty six acrylic resin specimens contaminated in vitro with 1.5×10 8 cfu/ml suspensions of microorganisms were immersed in disinfectants for 10 minutes, the control group was not submitted ...

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the relative antimicrobial effectiveness of these endodontic medicaments and various vehicles using an agar well diffusion assay. Materials and methods: Double Antibiotic Paste(DAP), modified DAP, 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate and their combination with four vehicles namely Polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG), Propylene glycol (PG), combinations of PG with PE...

BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection of multifactorial etiology and has a negative influence on cardiovascular surgery (CVS) outcomes. OBJECTIVES Determine the effect of toothbrushing plus 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in preventing VAP after CVS. METHODS In a quasi-experimental study, patients undergoing heart surgery were enrolled in a prot...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the effect of brief exposure to sub-cidal concentrations of nystatin, amphotericin B, ketoconazole, fluconazole and chlorhexidine gluconate on the adhesion of oral Candida dubliniensis isolates to the surface of acrylic dentures. METHODS After determining the minimum inhibitory concentration of each drug, 20 oral isolates of C. dubliniensis were exposed to s...

BACKGROUND Covering insertion sites with chlorhexidine impregnated dressings has been proven to be clinically effective in reducing catheter related blood stream infections (CR-BSI). Two chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressings are commercially available, a polyurethane foam disk and a film dressing containing a chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated gel pad. While both have demonstrate...

AIM To evaluate the effect of myrrh compared with chlorhexidine gluconate- and tetracycline-containing mouthwashes on wound healing over time in an animal model. METHODS A unilateral incision on the right buccal mucosa was made, and the wound was irrigated with myrrh-, chlorhexidine gluconate-, or tetracycline-based mouthwashes at various time intervals. Clinical and histological examination ...