Journal of
Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

  • Abbreviation: J. Dent. Oral Hyg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2472
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDOH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 137

Table of Content: August 2018; 10(2)

August 2018

Comparative evaluation of short and long term in vitro antibacterial activity of white and gray mineral trioxide aggregate and calcium enriched mixture cement"

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the short and long term antibacterial effects of white and gray mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium enriched mixture (CEM) on Streptococcus Sanguinis and Enterococcus faecalis which are commonly associated with endodontic infections. The test materials, including white MTA (WMTA), gray (GMTA), and CEM were manipulated strictly in accordance with the...

Author(s): Negar Badiei , Mohammad Khalili , Lida Pishbin, and Hassan Shahabinejad,    

August 2018

In vitro antimicrobial activity of CatDex against Porphyromonas endodontalis

An achievable goal in root canal therapy is to reduce the bacterial population to the lowest level. Irrigation and instrumentation play an important role in achieving this objective. Sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) is the most frequently used irrigation solution; however, its main disadvantage that it is cytoxic to soft tissues following inadvertent extrusion. CatDex is a substance that promises to match the antimicrobial...

Author(s): María Fernanda Mayela Carrillo-Sosa, Idalia Rodríguez-Delgado, Jorge Jaime Flores-Treviño, Myriam Angelica De La Garza-Ramos, Elizabeth Madla-Cruz, Erandi Escamilla-García and Eloy Cardenas-Estrada