Open AccessHow efficacious are Neem, Tulsi, Guduchi extracts and chlorhexidine as intracanal disinfectants? A comparative ex vivo study
Author(s) -
Ashutosh Bhardwaj,
Nikhil Srivastava,
Vivek Rana,
Vivek Kumar Adlakha,
A. K. Asthana
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/ayu.ayu_72_16
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , enterococcus faecalis , punica , traditional medicine , medicine , antimicrobial , dentistry , biology , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
In endodontics, despite careful instrumentation and antimicrobial irrigation, root canals still harbor cultivable microorganisms. Such cases require intra canal medicament that eliminates the microbial inhabitants from the canals. Recent trend advocates the use of herbal extracts due to easy availability, cost-effectiveness, low toxicity, and lack of microbial resistance. Hence, in the present study, Neem , Tulsi , and Guduchi extracts were used as intracanal medicaments.