Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF THREE DIFFERENT INTRACANAL IRRIGANTS AGAINST ENTEROCOCCUS FECALIS–AN IN VITRO STUDY

Dr. Vishaakh Bhalla, Dr. Vishal Bhoiwala, Dr. B. Rajkumar, Dr. Lalit Boruah, Dr. Vishesh Gupta, Dr. Ruchi Arora, Dr. Akanksha Bhatt

Abstract :

Enterococcus fecalis is a gram positive facultative anaerobe that is rarely seen to be present in primary endodontic

infections, but is the most common cause of secondary endodontic infections.
The following study compares the antimicrobial efficacy amongst 2% Tea Tree Oil, 2% Chlorhexidine Digluconate, 3% Sodium Hypochlorite
and the control (Distilled Water) using the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration(MIC) Test. The MIC was performed using 10-fold dilution in
96 U-Well Micro Test plates.
The results were tabulated and statistically analyzed using binary statistics. It was seen that Tea Tree Oil was the most effective in inhibiting
E. fecalis, followed by Sodium Hypochlorite, and Chlorhexidine Digluconate was the least successful. Distilled water showed no effect on the
gram positive organisms.

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Dr. Vishaakh Bhalla, Dr. Vishal Bhoiwala, Dr. B.Rajkumar, Dr. Lalit Boruah, Dr. Vishesh Gupta, Dr. Ruchi Arora, Dr. Akanksha Bhatt A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF THREE DIFFERENT INTRACANAL IRRIGANTS AGAINST ENTEROCOCCUS FECALIS–AN IN VITRO STUDY International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 4 April 2015


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