Sylvia Rejanne Carvalho Lobão, Rammon de Faria Nonato, Pedro Henrique de Aguiar Moreira, Aline Michelle Silva Mendonça, Milena Trovão, Michel Wendlinger Cantanhede Ferreira, Barbara Emanoele Costa Oliveira, Luis Claudio Nascimento da Silva, Letícia Machado Gonçalves, Andres Felipe Millan Cardenas, Viviane Hass, Alessandro D Loguercio, Fabiana Suelen Figuerêdo de Siqueira
PURPOSE: To investigate the antibacterial effects of Terminalia catappa Linn (TCL) leaf extracts at different concentrations and the effects of these extracts used as primers on the long-term adhesive properties of two universal adhesives. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After extract preparation, the antimicrobial and antibacterial activities of TCL against Streptococcus mutans (UA 159) were assessed in microdilution assays to provide the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC)...
January 15, 2024: Journal of Adhesive Dentistry