October 2013

Medicinal importance of genus Origanum: A review

Genus Origanum is important medicinally as it has antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant, antibacterial, antithrombin, antimutagenic, angiogenic, antiparasetic and antihyperglycaemic activities. Phytochemical investigations of the species of this genus have resulted in the extraction of a number of important bioactive compounds. This emphasizes on the need of extensive study for reporting the additional...

Author(s): Shayista Chishti, Zahoor A. Kaloo and Phalestine Sultan

October 2013

Antimicrobial effect of Microdacyn 60, OxOral, and sodium hypochlorite 5.25% in anaerobic bacteria

Irrigants have traditionally been used in the root canal. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is the most commonly used solution, because of its advantages; however, it is known to be toxic to periradicular tissues and can cause necrosis of support tissues and edema. The objective of this study is to compare the antimicrobial effect of Microdacyn 60®, OxOral®, and NaOCl 5.25% against Streptococcus sobrinus,...

Author(s): Elvia Denisse Mena-Mendivil, Jorge Jaime Flores-Treviño, Idalia Rodríguez-Delgado, Myriam A. de la Garza-Ramos, Hilda H. Torre-Martínez and Gustavo Israel Martínez- González