Browsing by Author "Marnewick, Johan"

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    A comparison of two saliva substitutes in the management of xerostomia during radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck
    (University of the Western Cape, 2007) Lochner, Johann Georg; Marnewick, Johan; Stephen, L.X.G.; Dept. of Oral Medicine and Periodontics; Faculty of Dentistry
    The aim of the study is to compare the palliative efficacy of two saliva substitutes (Sinspeek and Xerostom) in patients during radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck. This crossover randomised controlled clinical trial was carried out on twenty-five patients with malignant tumours of the head and neck, following four weeks of radiotherapy at tygerberg hospital. The benefit of saliva substitutes to ameliorate the effects of xerostomia is well established and proper advice and access to relevant preparations is essential.
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    An in-vitro analysis of the antimicrobial efficacy of herbal toothpastes on selected primary plaque colonizers
    (iMD Publishers, 2011) Peck, Mogammad T.; Africa, Charlene W.J.; Stephen, Lawrence X.G.S.; Marnewick, Johan; Majeed, Abdul
    Plaque associated oral disease affects a considerable portion of the population and is considered one of the major causes of tooth loss. In most cases toothbrushing only removes a limited amount of dental plaque and other chemical agents are required to reduce the bacterial load. Aims & objectives: The purpose of study was to determine whether there was any significant difference in the antimicrobial activity of 4 herbal toothpastes against cultures of 3 primary plaque colonizers. Methods: A total of 5 toothpastes were tested for their antimicrobial efficacy against Streptococcus mutans (NCTC 10920), Streptococcus sanguinis (NCTC 10904) and a non-specific α-heamolytic streptococcus by agar diffusion method. The data were collected and analysed using one way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test significant at p<0.05. Results: Dentazyme® herbal toothpaste showed the greatest ability to inhibit bacterial growth for all the tested organisms (p<0.05). Nature Fresh had the lowest potential for antimicrobial activity. Conclusions: Dentazyme® Herbal toothpaste was the only herbal toothpaste to inhibit the growth of all the bacteria tested and had similar antimicrobial efficacy to a triclosan containing toothpaste (Colgate® Total®).