STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS AND LACTOBACILLI ON GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quantity of Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli on enamel surfaces and one year old glass ionomer cement and compomer. The class V fillings, with their cervical margins placed subgingivally, were placed in the incisor, canine and premolar. The teeth to be filled had cervical abrasion or erosion defects. The evaluation was done in a cross sectional study, where the patients continued to use their customary oral hygiene procedures and during a 14-day period of experimental plaque formation. In this study no difference was seen in the number of bacteria recovered from one year old glass ionomer cement fillings compared to the enamel and composite resin surfaces. The fluoride levels in plaque adjacent to glass ionomer cement did not become high enough to inhibit the accumulation of the investigated bacteria. In this study we found that there was the same critical levels of Streptococcus mutans on glass ionomer cement and compomer. Only one of the test subjects had a number of lactobacilli. Differences in numbers of bacteria on the teeth could be due to different toxicologic effects of the restorative materials. The levels reached in plaque adjacent to the material did not become high enough to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli

MEDICINAL CLAY AS AN ADJUVANT IN SUPPORTIVE THERAPY IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Medicinal clays can be used in the pharmaceutically products as an active ingredients, excipients or additives. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of the medicinal clay as an adjuvant in scaling and root planning in a non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis. Thirty subjects, aged between 25-60 were randomly distributed in two groups (test group and control group) according the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the subjects received scaling and root planing. The test group received local instillation of the medicinal clay after scaling and root planing. The control group received no treatment with medicinal clay after scaling and root planing. The clinical parameters, porbing depth and clinical attachment level were assessed baseline (one day) and three months after the treatment protocol. The results showed significant improvement in clinical parameters. The results showed that in test group at baseline, the mean PD was 3.26 mm and CAL was 4.45, which decreased to 1.87 mm and 3.31 mm respectively (statistically significant p≤0.05). In conclusion, the effect of a medicinal clay used as an adjuvant in scaling and root planing has been proved

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS AND LACTOBACILLI ON GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quantity of Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli on enamel surfaces and one year old glass ionomer cement and compomer. The class V fillings, with their cervical margins placed subgingivally, were placed in the incisor, canine and premolar. The teeth to be filled had cervical abrasion or erosion defects. The evaluation was done in a cross sectional study, where the patients continued to use their customary oral hygiene procedures and during a 14-day period of experimental plaque formation. In this study no difference was seen in the number of bacteria recovered from one year old glass ionomer cement fillings compared to the enamel and composite resin surfaces. The fluoride levels in plaque adjacent to glass ionomer cement did not become high enough to inhibit the accumulation of the investigated bacteria. In this study we found that there was the same critical levels of Streptococcus mutans on glass ionomer cement and compomer. Only one of the test subjects had a number of lactobacilli. Differences in numbers of bacteria on the teeth could be due to different toxicologic effects of the restorative materials. The levels reached in plaque adjacent to the material did not become high enough to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli

MEDICINAL CLAY AS AN ADJUVANT IN SUPPORTIVE THERAPY IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Medicinal clays can be used in the pharmaceutically products as an active ingredients, excipients or additives. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of the medicinal clay as an adjuvant in scaling and root planning in a non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis. Thirty subjects, aged between 25-60 were randomly distributed in two groups (test group and control group) according the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the subjects received scaling and root planing. The test group received local instillation of the medicinal clay after scaling and root planing. The control group received no treatment with medicinal clay after scaling and root planing. The clinical parameters, porbing depth and clinical attachment level were assessed baseline (one day) and three months after the treatment protocol. The results showed significant improvement in clinical parameters. The results showed that in test group at baseline, the mean PD was 3.26 mm and CAL was 4.45, which decreased to 1.87 mm and 3.31 mm respectively (statistically significant p≤0.05). In conclusion, the effect of a medicinal clay used as an adjuvant in scaling and root planing has been proved