Antibacterial effect of various herbal root canal irrigants
Root canal irrigation is crucial in endodontics. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of various herbal root canal irrigants (Triphala, Neem (<i>Azadiracta indica</i>, green tea and <i>Curcuma longa</i> (Turmeric)) against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>. Antimicrobial efficacy of the herbal irrigants and sodium hypochlorite was done using a brain-heart infusion method. The tested herbal irrigants had antibacterial efficacy against <i>E faecalis</i>. Hence, these herbal irrigants are alternative to sodium hypochlorite.
Authors
- N Vathsala
- Saikiran Bahadur
- Aseem Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-227X)
- Nisha Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6155-5734)
- Reshma Rajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0769-1524)
Institutions
- Qassim University (SA)
- Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Buraydah Colleges (SA)
- Oxford Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Noorul Islam College of Dental Science (IN)
- ESIC Hospital (IN)
- Springfield College (US)
- Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioinformation
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6026/973206300210165
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.37