Publications by authors named "Felipe Joia"

Objectives: The essential oil (EO) extracted from leaves has been used as an antimicrobial agent for centuries. But its antifungal and antibiofilm efficacy is still not clearly studied. The objective of this research was to evaluate the antifungal and antibiofilm efficacy of C.

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Phytomedicines are becoming more popular in treatment of infectious diseases worldwide. Cinnamomum verum essential oil (EO) has been used as a therapeutic alternative for various diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of the C.

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Objectives: To determine the impact of treating caries-affected dentin (CAD) with: 0.2% sodium fluoride (NaF), casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP/MI Paste™) or peptide P-4 (Curodont™ Repair) on the longevity of resin/CAD interface at storage times of 24 -h, 6- and 18-month.

Methods: 255 caries-free third molars were used, and CAD was produced by a biological method.

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Background: Essential oils (EO) extracted from Cinnamomum verum has been used as an antimicrobial agents for centuries. The effects of C. verum leaf oil against virulence of microorganisms is not well studied yet.

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Objective: This study evaluated the effect of hydrogen peroxide addition on β-cyclodextrin-conjugated methylene blue in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy(a-PDT) in S. mutans biofilm model using laser or light emitting diode (LED) (λ = 660 nm).

Methods: A preliminary assay was performed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of hydrogen peroxide in oral fibroblasts by the colorimetric method (MTT).

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