Open AccessAntimicrobial and antifungal efficacy of Spilanthes acmella as an intracanal medicament in comparison to calcium hydroxide: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Savitha Sathyaprasad,
Bijosh K Jose,
H Sharath Chandra
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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.172081
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , staphylococcus aureus , candida albicans , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , calcium hydroxide , agar , root canal , agar diffusion test , streptococcus , corpus albicans , agar plate , group b , chemistry , medicine , biology , dentistry , bacteria , surgery , genetics
Repeated endodontic failures are due to pathogens like Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans which are resistant to the common intracanal medicaments like calcium hydroxide (Ca[OH]2).