An in vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of five herbal extracts and comparison of their activity with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis | Zendy

Divya Saxena | Zendy; SuparnaGanguly Saha | Zendy; MainakKanti Saha | Zendy; Sandeep Dubey | Zendy; Margie Khatri | Zendy

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An in vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of five herbal extracts and comparison of their activity with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis

Author(s) -

Divya Saxena,

SuparnaGanguly Saha,

MainakKanti Saha,

Sandeep Dubey,

Margie Khatri

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.172080

Subject(s) - sodium hypochlorite , enterococcus faecalis , propolis , antimicrobial , traditional medicine , azadirachta , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , escherichia coli , organic chemistry , gene

Sodium hypochlorite is the most widely used irrigant in endodontic practice, but it has various disadvantages. Literature has shown that herbal products such as Propolis, Azadirachta indica (AI), Triphala, Curcuma longa, and Morinda citrifolia (MC) possess good antimicrobial properties and thus can be used as potential endodontic irrigants.

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