Antibacterial and mechanical properties of propolis added to glass ionomer cement

Hatunoglu E., Ozturk F., BİLENLER T., Aksakalli S., ŞİMŞEK N.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.84, no.2, pp.368-373, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 84 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.2319/020413-101.1
  • Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.368-373
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate whether adding ethanolic extracts of propolis (EEP) might influence the antibacterial and mechanical (shear-peel band strength [SPBS]) properties of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) used in orthodontic band cementation.