Comparison of Antibacterial Effects of Heracleum persicum and Ziziphora tenuior L. Extracts, Calcium Hydroxide and Chlorhexidine on Enterococcus faecalis as Intracanal Medicaments in Root Canal Therapy – An In Vitro Study
Abstract:BACKGROUND Given that periapical bacterial infections are considered as one of the causes of endodontic treatment failure, and biomechanical methods may not be able to eliminate bacteria resistant to endodontic treatment, including Enterococcus faecalis; therefore, this study was conducted to compare the antibacterial effects of Golpar and Kakoti extracts with calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine against E. faecalis. METHODS At first, Heracleum persicum (Golpar) and Ziziphora tenuior L. (Kakoti) plants were ex… Show more
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