1.In vitro effects of Salvia officinalis L. essential oil on Candida albicans.
Tularat SOOKTO ; Theerathavaj SRITHAVAJ ; Sroisiri THAWEBOON ; Boonyanit THAWEBOON ; Binit SHRESTHA
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013;3(5):376-380
OBJECTIVETo determine the anticandidal activities of Salvia officinalis L. (S. officinalis) essential oil against Candida albicans (C. albicans) and the inhibitory effects on the adhesion of C. albicans to polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin surface.
METHODSDisc diffusion method was first used to test the anticandidal activities of the S. officinalis L. essential oil against the reference strain (ATCC 90028) and 2 clinical strains of C. albicans. Then the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal lethal concentration (MLC) were determined by modified membrane method. The adhesion of C. albicans to PMMA resin surface was assessed after immersion with S. officinalis L. essential oil at various concentrations of 1×MIC, 0.5×MIC and 0.25×MIC at room temperature for 30 min. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the Candida cell adhesion with the pretreatment agents and Tukey's test was used for multiple comparisons.
RESULTSS. officinalis L. essential oil exhibited anticandidal activity against all strains of C. albicans with inhibition zone ranging from 40.5 mm to 19.5 mm. The MIC and MLC of the oil were determined as 2.780 g/L against all test strains. According to the effects on C. albicans adhesion to PMMA resin surface, it was found that immersion in the essential oil at concentrations of 1×MIC (2.780 g/L), 0.5×MIC (1.390 g/L) and 0.25×MIC (0.695 g/L) for 30 min significantly reduced the adhesion of all 3 test strains to PMMA resin surface in a dose dependent manner (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSS. officinalis L. essential oil exhibited anticandidal activities against C. albicans and had inhibitory effects on the adhesion of the cells to PMMA resin surface. With further testing and development, S. officinalis essential oil may be used as an antifungal denture cleanser to prevent candidal adhesion and thus reduce the risk of candida-associated denture stomatitis.
Antifungal Agents ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Candida albicans ; drug effects ; Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Oils, Volatile ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Salvia officinalis ; chemistry
2.In vitro antimicrobial effects of grape seed extract on peri-implantitis microflora in craniofacial implants.
Binit SHRESTHA ; M L Srithavaj THEERATHAVAJ ; Sroisiri THAWEBOON ; Boonyanit THAWEBOON
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2012;2(10):822-825
OBJECTIVETo determine the antimicrobial effects of grape seed on peri-implantitis microflora.
METHODSThe grape seed extract was tested against peri-implantitis microflora most commonly found in craniofacial implants including reference strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Escherichia coli (E. coli), Candida albicans (C. albicans) and clinical strains of S. aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumonia) and Candida parapsilosis (C. parapsilosis) by disk diffusion test. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimum cidal concentrations (MCC) were determined using modified agar dilution millpore method. The extract was further combined with polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol, and was tested for antimicrobial effects.
RESULTSGrape seed extract showed positive inhibitory effects with S. aureus at MIC of 0.625 mg/mL and MCC of 1.25 mg/mL respectively. However the extracts showed minimal or no reactivity against strains of E. coli, K. pneumonia, C. parapsilosis and C. albicans. The use of grape seed extract in combination with polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol also showed dose dependent inhibitory effect on S. aureus.
CONCLUSIONSThe results of the study showed that grape seed has potential antimicrobial effects which can be further studied and developed to be used in the treatment of infected skin-abutment interface of craniofacial implants.
Anti-Infective Agents ; pharmacology ; Bacteria ; drug effects ; Craniofacial Abnormalities ; surgery ; Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests ; Grape Seed Extract ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Prostheses and Implants ; adverse effects ; Prosthesis-Related Infections ; drug therapy ; microbiology
3.Role of Speech Aid Prosthesis as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aid for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Defect: A Case Report
Asikul Wadud ; Waqas Tanveer ; Natdhanai Chotprasert ; Theerathavaj Srithavaj
Archives of Orofacial Sciences 2021;16(1):87-94
ABSTRACT
Soft palate tumors pose the challenge during reconstructive and rehabilitating procedures. Surgical
resection of these tumors leads to velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). The primary effects of VPI are
hypernasality and air-flow escape, while the secondary effects are abnormalities in speech articulation.
Surgical revision along with speech therapy is a common approach to the treatment of VPI. Prosthetic
management by means of speech aid prosthesis helps to reduce resonance, nasal emission and
consonants errors. This clinical report describes the different stages of rehabilitation of velopharyngeal
insufficiency defect following resection of malignant melanoma of left posterior alveolar ridge and soft
palate. The speech aid prosthesis helped to rehabilitate the velopharyngeal insufficiency defect and aided
in the diagnosis of extent of speech function improvement by perceptual and objective methods.
Dental Prosthesis
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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency