The
disinfectants called
Oxpara liquid, N2 medical liquid and
merfen are being used in the treatment of pulp and periapical tissue
infections in medical dentistry. In the clinics of H. U. Medical Dentistry Faculty these
disinfectants are used in their undiluted, concentrated forms. As it was thought they might be harmful to the tissues in their concentrated forms, it was attempted to find out their least toxic but sufficiently effective dilutions on different bacteria, compared with pheunol. In the light of findings the in vivo values were investigated in another work. The Inhibition Coefficients (IC) for S. aureus were found to be 1/100 in
phenol and
Oxpara liquid, 1/1000 in
Merfen, for S. typhi 1/200 in
phenol and N2 medical liquid, 1/2000 in
Oxpara liquid and
Merfen. The Inferior Lethal Coefficients (ILC) for S. aureus were found to be 1/90 in
phenol, 1/80 in phenbol, 1/80 in
Oxpara liquid, 1/100 in N2 medical liquid, 1/1400 in
Merfen, and for S.typhi 1/100 in
phenol and N2 medical liquid and 1/700 in
Merfen. The Superior Lethal Coefficients (SLC) for B.subtilis were found to be 1/80 in
phenol, in
Oxpara and N2 medical liquids, and 1/500 in
merfen. When
Phenol Coefficients were considered,
Oxpara and N2 medical liquids were found to be in equal strength with
phenol as
antibacterial agents, however
Merfen was approximately 15 times stronger than
phenol.