Open AccessEvaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of calcium hydroxide paste, chlorhexidine gel, and a combination of both as intracanal medicament: An in vivo comparative study
Author(s) -
Nidhi Sinha,
Santosh Patil,
Preeti K Dodwad,
Anand C Patil,
Bijay Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.105302
Subject(s) - calcium hydroxide , chlorhexidine , antimicrobial , obligate anaerobe , microbiology and biotechnology , obligate , facultative , dentistry , streptococcus mutans , chemistry , anaerobic exercise , medicine , biology , bacteria , physiology , genetics , ecology , botany
To compare the antimicrobial efficacy of calcium hydroxide (CH), 2% chlorhexidine gel (CHX) and a combination of both, on obligate anaerobes, facultative anaerobes and Candida spp .