The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)
- Volume 21 Issue 7 Serial No. 170
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- Pages.573-577
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- 1983
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- 0376-4672(pISSN)
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- 2713-7961(eISSN)
Antimicrobial Action of Dental Cements
치과용 시멘트의 항미생물 작용
- Kim, Cheol-We (College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
- Seonoo, Young-Gook (College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
- Paik, Dae-Il (College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
- Kim, Jong-Bai (College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
- Choe, Son-Jin (College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1983.07.30
Abstract
The antimicrobial action of various dental cements evaluated against common micro-organisms most frequenty found within the components of the normal bacterial flora of oral cavity. They include Streptococcus mutans (2 strains), Lactobacillus acidophilus, Actinomyces viscosus, and Streptococcus sanguis. The test was done by the use of brain heart infusion (BHI) agar plates. A standard mix of each cement was made and placed on the plates which were seeded with a standard culture of microorganisms. After incubation, the halo of bacterial growth inhibition around the cement was identified and its size was measured. Some of the cements tested had obvious antibacterial effect. The cements listed in decreasing order of effectiveness are 1) zinc phosphate and oxyphosphate, 2) silicate, 3) zinc oxide-eugenol, 4) calcium hydroxide, and 5) carboxylate.
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