The practice of breast-pocket irrigation with various antibiotic solutions is supported by good literature and extensive clinical practice among most plastic surgeons. Unfortunately, recent restrictions on the use of Betadine (povidone-iodine) for breast-pocket irrigation have left many plastic surgeons confused regarding their surgical protocol for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. ...

This study evaluated the bond strength of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to root canal dentin after the performance of various irrigation procedures to remove triple antibiotic paste (TAP). A total of 56 single-rooted human mandibular premolars were instrumented using a rotary system to size 40 and divided randomly into a control group (no intracanal dressing) and three experimental groups (T...

Introduction Large-scale irrigation systems are central to the socio-economic development in developing countries. The systems not only support the livelihood of farmers who rely on them to water their crops, but also determine the amount of resources that the agricultural sector can generate to fuel industrial development in urban areas (Small and Svendsen 1992). In the last few decades, due t...