Open AccessAntimicrobial activity of different endodontic sealers: An in vitro evaluation
Author(s) -
Sonali Saha,
Firoza Samadi,
JN Jaiswal,
Ujjala Ghoshal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.76151
Subject(s) - root canal , antimicrobial , calcium hydroxide , endodontic therapy , zinc oxide eugenol , agar diffusion test , dentistry , eugenol , endodontics , root canal filling materials , bacterial growth , agar , chemistry , antibacterial activity , medicine , bacteria , biology , organic chemistry , genetics
Microbes are considered as the primary etiological agents in endodontic diseases. The ways of reducing these agents are root canal debridement, antimicrobial irrigants, and antibacterial filling materials. But the complexity of the pulp canal system presents a problem for chemomechanical preparation. One of the factors determining the success of endodontic treatment is the sealing material with a potent bactericidal effect.