The oral cavity is a unique environment which can provide an ideal medium for bacterial growth. Most of the procedures performed by dentist have the potential for creating contaminated aerosols and splatter which contains bacteria, fungi, protozoa and even blood borne viruses produced during dental operative procedures and thus promoting an increased risk of cross infection. In dentistry, the u...

Aim: To assess the anticariogenicity of microwave-assisted 0.5% extract of Stevia rebaudiana leaves in high caries risk patients. Materials and methods: Forty-six patients with high risk for caries were selected. They were randomly assigned to two groups; group I was allocated for chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash (0.12% Perio-Aid) and group II for S. rebaudiana (0.5% extract of Stevia bio) mouthwa...

Chlorhexidine is one chemical plaque control agent which has various clinical applications in dentistry especially in periodontics that have come to stay that it is not inappropriate to call it the gold standard chemical plaque control agent discovered till date. After years of use by the dental profession, chlorhexidine is still considered as the gold standard against which the efficacy of oth...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of a bovine hydroxyapatite/collagen (BHC) block in one-wall intrabony periodontal defects in dogs. METHODS A one-wall intrabony periodontal defect (4 mm wide and 5 mm deep) was prepared bilaterally at the mesial side of the mandibular fourth premolar in five beagle dogs. After thorough root planing, block-type BHC (4×5×5 mm) was placed...

This report demonstrates the benefits of silicone-based polymers for enhancing pharmaceutical drug delivery to skin, by means of three independent studies. The first revealed that an anhydrous semisolid formulation with a cross-linked silicone polymer offers faster and higher skin delivery of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen (IBP) compared to similar formulations based on organ...

OBJECTIVE In this in vitro study the antibacterial substantivity of a new sodium hypochlorite-based root canal irrigant (Hypoclean) in bovine root dentin was investigated. STUDY DESIGN Ninety dentin tubes prepared from bovine incisor teeth were used. After contamination for 14 days with Enterococcus faecalis, the specimens were divided into five groups as follows: Hypoclean; Tetraclean; 5.25%...

During the cleaning and shaping of the root canal, various irrigants have been used to reduce the residual debris, necrotic tissue, and bacteria, as well as to remove smear layer. Though sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is the most common irrigant used in root canal treatment, chlorhexidine (CHX) has been suggested as either an alternative or an adjunct root canal irrigant because of its antimicrobi...

Aim: The purpose of the study was to determine the root canal irrigation trends being practiced amongst endodontists, paedodontists, and post-graduate students in Chennai. Background: The success of endodontic treatment depends primarily on the eradication of micro-organisms from the root-canal system and prevention of re-infection. The presence of necrotic or vital tissue remnants within the r...

Background: Use of high speed ultrasonics work under pressure which generates spatter and aerosols, contaminate the surroundings with various infectious agents. To reduce agents several procedures such as protective barriers, volume evacuation device prerinse. Ozonated water is antimicrobial biocompatible making it suitable pre-rinse dental use. Chlorhexidine effective against broad spectrum ba...