| new trends in dentistry: plant extracts against enterococcus faecalis. the efficacy compared to chlorhexidine. | enterococcus faecalis is an important pathogen associated with endodontic diseases, and its elimination and control are of paramount importance, as it represents one of the major causes of failure in the treatment of endodontic disease. twenty-five plant extracts obtained from brazilian forests were found to be effective against planktonic e. faecalis and were subjected to two traditional antibacterial assays, the microdilution broth assay (mdba) and the disk diffusion assay (dda), using chlorhe ... | 2013 | 23538423 |
| in vitro activity of amazon plant extracts against enterococcus faecalis. | previous studies analyzing 2,200 plant extracts indicated anti-enterococcal activity in 25 extracts obtained from brazilian forests' plants. in the present study, these extracts were subjected to microdilution broth assay (mdba) and disk diffusion assay (dda) using planktonic enterococcus faecalis atcc(®) 29212™ and were submitted to phytochemical analysis in tlc and hplc. three extracts obtained from ipomoea alba (mic < 40 μg/ml), diclinanona calycina (mic ≤ 40 μg/ml) and moronobea coccinea (40 ... | 2014 | 25477906 |
| evaluation of the effect of an organic extract obtained from ipomoea alba l. on experimental periodontitis in rats. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an organic extract obtained from ipomoea alba l. (convolvulaceae or oe 1493), on experimental periodontal disease in rats. periodontitis was induced in thirty six wistar rats: a first mandibular molar was randomly assigned to receive a ligature, whereas the contralateral molar was left unligated. animals were randomly assigned to two groups and treated topically, three times a day, for 11 days, as follows: control group - vehicle-treated (n = 1 ... | 2012 | 22473352 |
| anti-streptococcal activity of brazilian amazon rain forest plant extracts presents potential for preventive strategies against dental caries. | caries is a global public health problem, whose control requires the introduction of low-cost treatments, such as strong prevention strategies, minimally invasive techniques and chemical prevention agents. nature plays an important role as a source of new antibacterial substances that can be used in the prevention of caries, and brazil is the richest country in terms of biodiversity. | 2014 | 24676578 |