Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Syzygium aromaticum, Ocimum sanctum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum plant extracts against Enterococcus faecalis: A preliminary study

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 775-783

  Gupta, A ^a   Duhan, J ^a   Tewari, S ^a   Sangwan, P ^a   Yadav, A ^a   Singh, G ^a   Juneja, R ^a   Saini, H ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Enterococcus faecalis; Ocimum sanctum; Syzygium aromaticum

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; PYROXYLIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLOVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EUGENIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; TOOTH PULP;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; OCIMUM SANCTUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; COLLODION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EUGENIA; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCIMUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880041002     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12058     Document Type: Article

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