Open AccessA comparative evaluation of the effect of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite and 2% chlorhexidine on the surface texture of Gutta-percha and resilon cones using atomic force microscope
Author(s) -
Mahima Tilakchand,
Balaram Naik,
Abhijith S Shetty
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.124102
Subject(s) - sodium hypochlorite , gutta percha , materials science , chlorhexidine , dentistry , atomic force microscopy , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , root canal , medicine , nanotechnology , organic chemistry
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 2% chlorhexidine (CHX) on Gutta-percha and Resilon cones using an atomic force microscope (AFM).