Open AccessDisinfection of gutta-percha cones using three reagents and their residual effects
Author(s) -
Nofal Mundathodu,
Raghu Srinivasan,
Farhat Nasreen,
Pamarthi Kavitha,
Ashwija Shetty,
MaheshMartur Chandrappa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.144607
Subject(s) - gutta percha , distilled water , sodium hypochlorite , enterococcus faecalis , dentistry , chemistry , chlorhexidine , root canal , chromatography , medicine , organic chemistry , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite, 2% chlorehexidine and MTAD in disinfecting gutta-percha cones and to analyze the surface topography of gutta-percha cones after the rapid chemical disinfection procedure.