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The antimicrobial activity of endodontic sealers to anaerobic bacteria
Author(s) -
ABDULKADER A.,
DUGUID R.,
SAUNDERS E. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1996.tb01382.x
Subject(s) - root canal , antimicrobial , anaerobic bacteria , peptostreptococcus , porphyromonas gingivalis , calcium hydroxide , dentistry , periapical periodontitis , bacteria , endodontic therapy , endodontics , agar , agar plate , microbiology and biotechnology , agar diffusion test , anaerobic exercise , chemistry , medicine , biology , periodontitis , antibacterial activity , physiology , genetics
Summary The effect of five root canal sealers and two root canal dressing materials on the growth of three anaerobic bacteria associated with endodontic infections was determined using the agar diffusion inhibitory test. Samples of the following endodontic sealers (Apexit, Ketac‐Endo, Roth Sealer, Sealapex and Tubliseal) and root canal dressing materials (Pulpdent and Root‐cal) were incubated for 48 h with the following anaerobic bacteria: Capnocytophaga ochracea, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Peptostreptococcus micros. Statistically significant zones of bacterial growth inhibition for all the bacteria tested were observed in descending order of antimicrobial activity: Roth Sealer, Ketac‐Endo, Tubliseal, Apexit and Sealapex. Root‐cal and Pulpdent also showed statistically significant antimicrobial activity, but only to Capnocytophaga ochracea, not to the other two bacteria tested, with Pulpdent being the least active.