Open AccessEffect of chitosan-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid on Enterococcus faecalis dentinal biofilm and smear layer removal
Author(s) -
Nagarajan Geethapriya,
Arunajatesan Subbiya,
Kesavaram Padmavathy,
Krishnan Mahalakshmi,
Paramasivam Vivekanandan,
Virudhachalam Ganapathy Sukumaran
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.190022
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , chitosan , biofilm , smear layer , ethylenediamine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , materials science , nuclear chemistry , dentin , bacteria , composite material , biology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , gene
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chitosan and chitosan-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) (3:1,1:1,1:3) in comparison with 5.2% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in disinfecting Enterococcus faecalis biofilm on root canal dentin and in the removal of smear layer with minimal erosion.