A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF CEDARWOOD OIL, COCONUT OIL AND DISH WASH LIQUID AS ALTERNATIVES TO XYLENE AS DEPARAFFINIZING AGENTS-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF CEDARWOOD OIL, COCONUT OIL AND DISH WASH LIQUID AS ALTERNATIVES TO XYLENE AS DEPARAFFINIZING AGENTS

Published:2021-02-01 Issue: Volume: Page:33-35
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Author:

K Sithara¹,B Ganesh Prasad²,Desai Dinkar³

Affiliation:

1. P.G Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

2. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

3. Head of the Department, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

Abstract

Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon which is widely used as a deparaffinizing agent, and it is extremely biohazardous. Various biosafe alternatives to xylene have been studied in the past with variable results. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Cedar wood oil, Coconut oil and Dish wash liquid (DWL) with Xylene as a deparaffinizing agent and to figure out the best biosafe alternative to Xylene. The study consisted of 50 samples and results were analyzed based on the cellular architecture and total quality of staining. Xylene and DWS showed same result of high-quality staining in case of cellular architecture. But in case of total quality of staining, only Xylene showed the best results. Hence, we could conclude that though Xylene is toxic, it is still the best deparaffinizing agent and more studies has to be done in this field to prove the efficiency of natural agents.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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