Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Herbal Alternatives (Triphala and Green Tea Polyphenols), MTAD, and 5% Sodium Hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm Formed on Tooth Substrate: An In Vitro Study

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Prabhakar, J ^a   Senthilkumar, M ^b   Priya, M S ^a   Mahalakshmi, K ^c   Sehgal, P K ^b   Sukumaran, V G ^c  

^a Tagore Engineering College   (India)

^b CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c SREE BALAJI DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; E. faecalis; green tea polyphenols; GTP; herbal; MTAD; NaOCl; root canal irrigant; Triphala

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CITRIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; FLAVONOID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MTAD (INTRACANAL IRRIGANT); PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS; POLYSORBATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEA; TRIPHALA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; CITRIC ACID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DOXYCYCLINE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSORBATES; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TEA;

EID: 71149090153     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.040     Document Type: Article

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