Open AccessEffectiveness of N-acetyl cysteine, 2% chlorhexidine, and their combination as intracanal medicaments on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm
Author(s) -
Udayakumar Palaniswamy,
Surender Ram Lakkam,
Shikha Arya,
Swathi Aravelli
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.173186
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , biofilm , chlorhexidine , agar , agar plate , agar diffusion test , microbiology and biotechnology , saline , chemistry , root canal , streptococcus mutans , post hoc , antimicrobial , dentistry , bacteria , medicine , biology , antibacterial activity , staphylococcus aureus , endocrinology , genetics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial efficacies of 2% chlorhexidine (CHX), N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and assess their synergistic or antagonist action as intracanal medicament.