Antibacterial effects of endodontic irrigants on black-pigmented gram-negative anaerobes and facultative bacteria.
The antibacterial effect of endodontic irrigants was evaluated against four black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes and four facultative anaerobic bacteria by means of the agar diffusion test. All solutions used were inhibitory against all bacterial strains tested. A 4% NaOCl solution provided the largest average zone of bacterial inhibition of this study that was significantly superior when compared with the other solutions, except 2.5% NaOCl (p < 0.05). Based on the averages of the diameters of the zones of bacterial growth inhibition, the antibacterial effects of the solutions could be ranked from strongest to weakest as follows: 4% NaOCl; 2.5% NaOCl; 2% chlorhexidine; 0.2% chlorhexidine, EDTA, and citric acid; and 0.5% NaOCl.
Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017861:Porphyromonas / Q000187:drug effects; D018720:Prevotella / Q000187:drug effects; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000494:pharmacology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects
D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D019343:Citric Acid; D004492:Edetic Acid; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine