Endodontic treatment of primary teeth using a combination of antibacterial drugs

Abstract

Primary teeth with periradicular lesions with or without physiologic root resorption were treated successfully by the LSTR endodontic therapy.

Clinical and Radiographic Success of Electrosurgical Pulpectomy in Primary Teeth

“…After 6 months, clinical and radiographic success rates in the ES (90.5 and 85.7%, respectively) and C groups (88.9 and 72.2%, respectively) were comparable to those observed in previous studies, which have reported clinical success rates of 96 to 100% and radiographic success rates of 76 to 84% during 6 to 22.6 months of follow-up 6,8,11,18) . Trairatvorakul and Detsomboonrat (2012) reported clinical and radiographic success rates to be 94.9 and 54.4%, respectively, at a 6-month follow-up 19) .…”

Nonsurgical Root Canal Therapy of Large Cystic Periapical Lesions Using Simple Aspiration and LSTR (Lesion Sterilization and Tissue Repair) Technique: Case Reports and Review

“…Hoshino et al and Sato et al [29,30] in two separate in vitro studies used a mixture of metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and minocycline effectively against endodontic pathogens that disinfected even the deep layers of dentin in infected teeth, and revealed that using triple antibiotic dressing in infected canals for 2 weeks resulted in bacteria-free culture in 70% of cases. Triple antibiotic paste has been successfully used for disinfection of oral infectious lesions, including dentinal, pulpal, and periradicular lesions and repair of the damaged tissue is expected [31] after thorough disinfection of the lesion. Commercially available drug can be mixed in the ratio 1:3:3 or 1:1:1 with equal amounts of macrogol ointment and propylene glycol as a vehicle.…”

Non Surgical Management of Large Periapical Lesions-A Report of Two Cases

“…The benefits of calcium hydroxide include anti inflammatory action through its hygroscopic properties,forming cacium-proteinate bridges, phospholipase inhibition,neutralization of acidic products,activation of alkaline phosphatase and antibacterial action [17].The efficacy of calcium hydroxide depends on the sustained release of calcium and hydroxyl ions to the root canal system and periapex.As they are progressively resorbed by the periapical fluids,regular renewal of the canal dressing is fundamental in decreasing the intensity of the periapical inflammatory process [16]. The triple antibiotic paste has been proven to be effective in eliminating bacteria from infected dental tissues [18,19,20]. Metronidazole has a wide bactericidal spectrum against anaerobes.…”