The purpose of this study was to investigate the antibacterial effect of zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE), zinc phosphate cement (ZPC), glass ionomer cement, resin, and Vitapex to S. muntans, S. sanguits, S. fecalis and E. coli by agar diffusion method.
Four wells were punctured in mitis - salivarius agar plate per each group and each wells were filled with restorative matetials.
The width of inhibition zones produced in mitis - salivarius agar were measured as the parameter of the antibacterial effects after 16 hours and 40 hours.
In S. mutans and S. sanguis, the largest inhibition zone was produced on ZOE, followed by glass ionomer cement, and ZPC.
Inhibition zones was not observed in resin and Vitapex.
In S. fecalis, ZOE and glass ionomenr cement showed wider inhibition zone than ZPC.
In E. coli, ZOE showed wider inhibition zone than ZPC, but no inhibition zone was observed on glass ionomer cement..
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