LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Microbial load after selective and complete caries removal in permanent molars: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the remaining microbial load after treatments based on complete and selective caries removal and sealing. Patients with active carious lesions in a permanent molar were randomly allocated into 2 groups: a test group (selective caries remov...

The antimicrobial effect of iodine-potassium iodide after cleaning and shaping procedures in mesial root canals of mandibular molars

Tello-Barbaran, Javier; Moromi Nakata, Hilda; Salcedo-Moncada, Doris; Bramante, Clovis M; Ordinola-Zapata, Ronald.

Acta odontol. latinoam; 23 (3), 2010

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of 2% iodine potassium iodide (IKI) used as a final rinse after the cleaning and shaping procedures in mesial root canals of mandibular molars infected with Enterococcus faecalis. Seventy two mandibular first molars were used. The root cana...

Antiinfecciosos Locales/farmacología, Compuestos de Yodo/farmacología, Diente Molar/microbiología, Yoduro de Potasio/farmacología, Irrigantes del Conducto Radicular/farmacología, Preparación del Conducto RadicularMétodos, Carga Bacteriana, Cavidad Pulpar/microbiología, Dentina/microbiología, Enterococcus faecalis/efectos de los fármacos, Enterococcus faecalisCrecimiento, Mandíbula, Ensayo de Materiales, Preparación del Conducto Radicular/instrumentación, Hipoclorito de Sodio/farmacología, Irrigación Terapéutica, Factores de Tiempo, Agua

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