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ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS

1. Buneta Jurić L, Jurić H, Tambić Andrašević A, Škaljac G, Miletić Karlović I, Anić I. Antimicrobial Effect of Different Intracanal Dressings in Endodontic Treatment. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2006;40(1):12-8.
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   Title in English:	Antimicrobial Effect of Different Intracanal Dressings in Endodontic Treatment
   Title in Croatian:	Antimikrobni učinak različitih medikamentoznih uložaka tijekom endodontskog liječenja
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	ROOT CANAL THERAPY PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS CANDIDA ALBICANS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS
   Abstract:	The effect of five intracanal dressings, calcium hydroxide, chlorhexidine gluconate (1% gel and 0.2% solution), camphorated parachlorphenole and 1% metronidazole was tested in vitro in four media. The canals of 40 test teeth were artificially infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. Significant differences were observed between five intracanal dressings regarding the number of P. aeruginosa after 3 and 7 days (p < 0.05) and C. albicans after 3 days (p < 0.05). Specimens with calcium hydroxide and camphorated parachlorphenole have significant antibacterial efficacy. Camphorated parachlorphenole has significantly reduced the number of all tested microorganisms P. aeruginosa and C. albicans after 3 and 7 days in comparison with other materials (p < 0.05). Calcium hydroxide has shown similar effect on P. aeruginosa as camphorated parachlorphenole regarding the efficacy after 3 days (p < 0.05). Chlorhexidine gel has shown the weakest efficacy on P. aeruginosa after 3 days, compared to all tested materials, but its antibacterial efficacy after 7 days was statistically greater compared to other materials (p < 0.05), except for camphorated parachlorphenole. All tested materials had good antimycotic efficacy against C. albicans except metronidazole that, as was expected, had no efficacy against yeast (p < 0.05). We can conclude that the antibacterial efficacy of chlorhexidine gel is enhanced with time, while camphorated parachlorphenole and calcium hydroxide have fastest and strongest antimicrobial efficacy.

2. Jukić S, Vidučić D, Miletić I, Božić Ž, Kalenić S, Anić I. Antibacterial Eeffect of Er: YAG Laser in the Root Canal. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2001;35(2):195-204.
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   Title in English:	Antibacterial Eeffect of Er: YAG Laser in the Root Canal
   Title in Croatian:	Antibakterijski učinak Er:YAG lasera u korijenskom kanalu
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	LASERS STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS ROOT CANAL THERAPY ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS
   Abstract:	The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial effect of Er:YAG laser in the root canal using bacteria of Enterococcus and Staphylococcus species. Eleven single-rooted teeth were instrumented, sterilized and ten of them inoculated with bacterial suspension of concentration 106 CFU/ml in brain heart broth. Nine samples were irradiated with Er:YAG laser (220 mJ/40 Hz/10 s) in two cycles with a pause of 15 s for cooling. One sample with bacterial suspension without irradiation was a positive control, and one sterile sample a negative control. After irradiation the samples were placed in vials with broth and the number of CFU/ml was determined by bacterial analysis after one and two weeks. Er:YAG laser did not completely sterilize any canal, but in three cases elimination of Staphylococcus aureus occurred. This indicates the possible better antibacterial effects of erbium laser in the root canal if appropriate energy delivery system could be applied.