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Bibin Thomas-george
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Antimicrobial effects of Citrus sinensis peel extracts against dental caries bacteria: an in vitro study
2016
Background: Ethnomedicine is gaining admiration since years but still there is abundant medicinal flora which is unrevealed through research. The study was conducted to assess the in vitro antimicrobial potential and also determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Citrus sinensis peel extracts with a view of searching a novel extract as a remedy for dental caries pathogens. Material and Methods: Aqueous and ethanol (cold and hot) extracts prepared from peel of Citrus sinensis were screened for in vitro antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus , using agar well diffusion method. The lowest concentration of every extract considered as the …
Atypical ameloblastoma - an enigma in diagnosis: review of literature and report of a case
2011
Ameloblastoma, a benign neoplasm of jaw bones is the most common of all odontogenic tumors. Its pathology is generally well understood and is easy to diagnose. This article presents a rare case of an ameloblastoma with atypical features depicting an example of the diagnostic difficulty posed by some ameloblastomas and briefly reviews the classification and literature of odontogenic malignancies. This case is unusual in the fact that although the clinical presentation was suggestive of a malignancy, the histological features were not sufficient to warrant the lesion as malignant. Albeit, the features of epithelial dedifferentiation were evident at post operative histopathological evaluation …