COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE INFLUENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC SUBSTANCES IN DENTAL CARIES IN THE WHITE RAT AND THE COTTON RAT.

The article discusses the efficiency of antibiotic substances in dental caries. The white rat and the cotton rat are used in comparative studies on the influence of different antibiotics on dental caries. 10 experiments were conducted using animal protein factor concentrate, crystalline aureomycin hydrochloride, bacitracin, chloromycetin, indole, penicillin, streptomycin sulfate, subtilin, crystalline terramycin hydrochloride, and tyrothricin. Penicillin was found to be the most effective.