作者: Anuj Bhardwaj , Suma Ballal , Natanasabapathy Velmurugan
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摘要: Aim: A comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activity natural extracts Morinda citrifolia, papain, and aloe vera (all in gel formulations), 2% chlorhexidine calcium hydroxide, against Enterococcus faecalis-an vitro study. Materials Methods: The efficacy was assessed using dentin shavings collected at 2 depths 200 400 μm. total colony forming units end 1, 3, 5 days were assessed. Results: overall percentage inhibition bacterial growth (200 μm depth) 100% with gel. This followed by M. citrifolia (86.02%), which showed better as compared (78.9%), papain (67.3%), hydroxide (64.3%). There no statistical difference between data depth. Conclusion: Chlorhexidine maximum E. faecalis, whereas least. Among intracanal medicaments, consistently exhibited good up to th day