Open AccessAn 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,
Suparna Ganguly Saha,
Mainak Kanti Saha,
Sandeep Dubey,
Margie Khatri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/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.