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Medicinal plants in the healing of dry socket in rats: Microbiological and microscopic analysis

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1078/0944-7113-00087

1618-095X

E.J.M. de Melo Júnior, Mariana Josué Raposo, José A. Lisboa Neto, MFFM DINIZ, C.A.C. Marcelino Júnior, Antônio Euzébio Goulart Santana,

Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments

The effectiveness of medicinal herbs as antimicrobial agents was tested on isolated microorganisms from an induced alveolitis and on alveolitis in rats. Sixteen ethanolic extracts from plants were prepared and tested. The plant materials were selected from ethnobotanic data and the best result was obtained with Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi. The activity on Enterococcus, Bacillus corineforme, Streptococcus viridans and S. beta-hemolytic was better than the one presented by the antibiotic currently used for the treatment of alveolitis. The extract of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi has shown good wound-healing activity by histological analysis.