Open AccessCan herbal extracts serve as antibacterial root canal irrigating solutions? Antimicrobial efficacy of Tylophora indica, Curcumin longa, Phyllanthus amarus, and sodium hypochlorite on Enterococcus faecalis biofilms formed on tooth substrate: In vitro study
Author(s) -
Shan Sainudeen,
Veena S Nair,
Mohammad A. Zarbah,
Anshad Mohamed Abdulla,
Chawre Mustufa Najeeb,
Sivadas Ganapathy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_127_20
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , sodium hypochlorite , root canal , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , biofilm , phyllanthus , curcumin , antibacterial activity , agar diffusion test , chemistry , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , dentistry , biology , pharmacology , staphylococcus aureus , organic chemistry , genetics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of Tylophora indica , Curcumin longa , and Phyllanthus amarus on Enterococcus faecalis biofilms formed on the tooth substrate. Sodium hypochlorite was used as a positive control. DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide), the vehicle for the herbal extracts, was used as the negative control.