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- Title
Efetividade antimicrobiana in vitro de enxaguatórios bucais frente aos microorganismos Staphylococcus aureus e Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Authors
Delle Vedove Semenoff, Tereza A.; Semenoff-Segundo, Alex; Biasoli, Éder Ricardo
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the in vitro antimicrobial effectiveness of Periogard®, Cepacol®, and Plax® against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: Sixteen Petri dishes with blood agar and 16 with Mueller-Hinton agar culture media were used. Four dishes of each culture media were used as negative and positive controls. In the remaining 24 dishes, 4 wet discs were distributed in each Petri dish, as follows: 1 soaked in distilled water (control), 1 in Periogard®, 1 in Plax®, and 1 in Cepacol®. After 48h the inhibition halos of microbial growth were measured with digital calipers. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Bonferroni test (a=0.05). Results: Regarding P. Aeruginosa, Periogard® was significantly more effective than the other mouthwashes (P<0.05), followed by Cepacol; Plax® and distilled water did not show inhibition of microorganism growth. Regarding S. aureus, all mouthwashes had significant inhibitory effect in the following descending order: Plax® > Periogard® > Cepacol® (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that the tested mouthwashes show different inhibitory potential for growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Subjects
ANTI-infective agents; MOUTHWASHES; ORAL hygiene; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections; BLOOD agar; DISTILLED water
- Publication
Revista Odonto Ciencia, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
0102-9460
- Publication type
Article