Antimicrobial activity of seven essential oils from Iranian aromatic plants against common causes of oral infections.

Background: Over the past two decades, there has been a growing trend in using oral hygienic products originating from natural resources such as essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts. Seven aromatic plants used in this study are among popular traditional Iranian medicinal plants with potential application in modern medicine as anti-oral infectious diseases.

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of essential oils from seven medicinal plants against pathogens causing oral infections.

Effect of surface treatments on shear bond strength of denture teeth to denture base resins.

Background: Debonding of denture teeth from denture bases is the most common failure in removable dentures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of surface treatments on shear bond strength of denture teeth to heat-polymerized and autopolymerized denture base resins.

Materials And Methods: In this experimental in vitro study, 60 maxillary central incisor acrylic teeth were divided into two groups.

Comparison of temporomandibular disorders in Iranian dental and nondental students.

Aim: The aim of this study was to define the prevalence and severity of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) among Iranian dental and nondental students who attended Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Materials And Methods: The samples consisted of 200 subjects, 100 dental and 100 nondental students (equal distribution between males and females). Subjects ages ranged from 18 to 30 years (24.

The study of relationship between reported temporomandibular symptoms and clinical dysfunction index among university students in Shiraz.

Background: This study was designed to evaluate the correlation between subjective data obtained from a questionnaire and clinical examination among students in Shiraz university of medical sciences.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional prospective study, the samples consisted of 200 subjects, with equal distribution between males and females. Subjects' ages ranged from 18 to 30 years (24.