Open AccessComparative evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of Allium sativum extract, aqueous ozone, diode laser, and 3% sodium hypochlorite in root canal disinfection: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Namrata Mehta,
Alpa Gupta,
Seema Mahesh,
Dax Abraham,
Arundeep Singh,
Sucheta Jala,
Nishant Kumar Chauhan,
Deepti Sreen
Publication year - 2020
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/jcd.jcd_405_20
Subject(s) - allium sativum , sodium hypochlorite , antibacterial activity , root canal , anaerobic exercise , anaerobic bacteria , chemistry , bacteria , food science , medicine , horticulture , biology , dentistry , physiology , genetics , organic chemistry
The present study aimed to individually evaluate and compare the aerobic and anaerobic antibacterial activity of Allium sativum extract, aqueous ozone, diode laser, and 3% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as root canal irrigants.