[The effect of berberine in sterilizing infective root canal of deciduous teeth]

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1992 Sep;27(5):302-5, 319.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

This investigation introduces the effect of sterilizing infective deciduous root canal with Chinese traditional herb berberine. Through the bacterial test, animal test, clinical practice, and comparing with the dental root disinfectant for mocresol (FC) and comphorphenol (CP) it indicates that berberine Chinese traditional herb is a excellent disinfectant for infective deciduous root canal.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic / drug effects
  • Berberine / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Dental Caries / complications
  • Dental Pulp Cavity / microbiology
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Periapical Periodontitis / drug therapy*
  • Periapical Periodontitis / etiology
  • Periapical Periodontitis / microbiology
  • Pulpitis / drug therapy*
  • Pulpitis / etiology
  • Pulpitis / microbiology
  • Rats
  • Swine
  • Swine, Miniature
  • Tooth, Deciduous*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Berberine