Table 2 Results of the microdilution method.

From: Development of a nano antibiotic paste for lesion sterilization and tissue repair technique in pediatric dentistry

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC µg/ml) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC µg/ml)

Sample

S. aureus

E. coli

E. faecalis

S. mutans

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

Nano paste (10%)

4.8 ± 0

4.8 ± 0

9.7 ± 0

19.5 ± 0

9.7 ± 0

19.5 ± 0

39 ± 0

39 ± 0

CTZ de México™ paste (13%)

51 ± 0

12 ± 0

12.8 ± 0

12.8 ± 0

25 ± 0

12.8 ± 0

12.8± 0

25 ± 0

SNPs

1.6 ± 0

1.6 ± 0

1.6 ± 0

1.6 ± 0

3.3 ± 0

3.3 ± 0

1.6 ± 0

1.6 ± 0

ZnONPs

26 ± 0

26 ± 0

13 ± 0

26 ± 0

13 ± 0

26 ± 0

26 ± 0

26 ± 0

SNPs + ZnONPs

1.6/1.6

± 0

0.83/0.83 ± 0

6.6/6.6

± 0

3.34/3.34

± 0

13/13

± 0

13/13

± 0

6.6/6.6

± 0

13/13

± 0