Open AccessAntimicrobial efficacy of different root canal sealers by using real-time polymerase chain reaction: An ex vivo study
Author(s) -
R Gnana Seelan,
A Arvind Kumar,
Ramin Sam,
S. Uma Maheswari
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.168814
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , root canal , antimicrobial , dentistry , gutta percha , negative control , seal (emblem) , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , medicine , biology , traditional medicine , art , visual arts , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Root canal sealers help to minimize leakage, provides antimicrobial activity to reduce the possibility of residual bacteria, and to resolve periapical lesion.