Natural products or byproducts have always been considered as the safest medicament for humans especially for treating the diseases. Propolis, a resinous honey bee extract is one of such medicament which has proven itself to be successful in is based on its antimicrobial, anti an overview of different applications and uses of propolis in the field of dentistry.

The antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of Kri 1 paste, an iodoform-based primary tooth filling material, were compared with zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE), using in vitro techniques. Antimicrobial evaluation involved measuring inhibition zones of Streptococcus faecalis on brain heart agar. Cytotoxicity evaluation involved direct cell-medicament contact experiments of 4-hr and 24-hr duration using fr...

Calcium hydroxide is used extensively as an intracanal medicament in endodontics for many years. It is used in various clinical situations such as to promote apexification, to repair perforation, to enhance healing of periapical lesions, to control root resorption, and to control exudation in teeth with persistent periapical inflammation. This paper presents a case report in which Ca(OH)2 was u...

BACKGROUND Most often used intracanal medicament is calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Removal of Ca(OH)2 before obturation is mandatory. Different irrigation solutions and devices were tested in the previous study for this purpose. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the comparative efficacy of different irrigation techniques in removing intracanal medicament using cone-beam computed tomogra...

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine is rare. Most cases of allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine have been related to occupational exposure during the pharmaceutical manufacturing process (1–5). We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis caused by ranitidine hydrochloride (HCl) in a veterinary medicament. Interestingly, there have been two recent reports of allergic...

IntroductionThe aim of this study is to report the management of large periapical lesion using triple antibiotic paste as an alternative intra-canal medicament in nonsurgical endodontic treatment. Case reportan 11 year old male patient with large periapical lesion in mandibular anterior region, treated using conservative non-surgical endodontic treatment. Calcium hydroxide-iodoform paste (Vitap...

Pulpotomy therapy is the treatment of choice for cariously exposed vital primary molars. Controversies surrounding formocresol which enjoys good clinical success as a pulpotomy medicament has triggered the search for better alternatives. The objective of this narrative review is to provide an overview of the materials that have been studied as alternatives to formocresol to aid clinicians in ma...

Introduction: Chronic periapical abscesses are caused by polymicrobial bacteria, including E. faecalis, S. mutans, sanguinis, and P. gingivalis. These bacteria can be eliminated with chlorophenol camphor menthol (ChKM) solution triple-antibiotic paste (TAP) as an intracanal medicament. This study compared the effectiveness of ChKM to medicament for that cause a chronic abscess. Methods: An expe...