The Comparative Effects of Penicillin, Bacitracin, Chloromycetin, Aureomycin, and Streptomycin on Experimental Dental Caries and on Certain Oral Bacteria in the Rat
- 1 June 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 31 (3) , 421-427
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345520310032101
Abstract
These antibiotics were studied for their effectiveness in reducing exptl. dental caries in the albino rat by adding them to a coarse particle diet. Penicillin at a concn. of ,50,000 units % was most effective followed by bacitracin (5000 units %), aureomycin, chloramphenicol, and streptomycin all at 50,000 ug. %. Studies of oral lactobacilli, streptococci, and conforms revealed no consistent changes relatable to the caries picture.Keywords
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