over the past two decades, there has been a growing trend in using oral hygienic products from natural resources such as essential oils and plant extracts. nepeta cataria l. is a member of the mint family (labiatae) with several medicinal properties. the objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of essential oils (eos) from n. cataria leaves ...

introduction : the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of four intracanal medicaments on enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis). methods and materials: fifty extracted single-rooted human teeth were prepared with standard method. after contaminating the canals with e. faecalis , the samples were divided into one control and four experimental groups ( n =10). the t...

EDITORIAL article Front. Drug Discov., 27 February 2023Sec. Anti-Infective Agents Volume 3 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fddsv.2023.1157688

Although the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis remains obscure, much pathological and clinical evidence suggests an infective agent as a possible aetiological factor. If such an agent is responsible for initiating the disease it seems probable that there is a latent period of several years before the development of clinical features of multiple sclerosis. By that time it might be impossible to...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: antimicrobial agents have been used as a chemotherapeutic agent to improve oral health. this in vitro study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of ten iranian-made toothpastes against commonly found bacteria in the oral cavity. methods: the microorganisms used in this study were streptococcu...

Background: Infective endocarditis occurs due to the presence of microorganisms in the endocardium or the heart valves. Nowadays, infective endocarditis is still a major cause of death with an incidence rate of 5 to 7.9 per 100,000 populations. The aim of the study was to determine antibiotic resistance pattern of bacterial agents isolated from blood culture of patients with infective endocardi...