Uptake and release of chlorhexidine by bovine pulp and dentin specimens and their subsequent acquisition of antibacterial properties.
Bovine pulp and dentin specimens were treated with either a 0.02 or 1.00 percent solution of chlorhexidine for either 20 or 40 minutes. Culture determination of the acquisition of antibacterial properties by the treated specimens immediately and 1 week after the treatment was evaluated using the test organism Streptococcus faecalis. It was concluded that chlorhexidine is a potent antibacterial agent under the test conditions and that its use as an endodontic irrigating solution should be further evaluated.
D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002417:Cattle; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D003804:Dentin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002710:Chlorhexidine