Antimicrobial efficiency of some antiseptic products on endodontic microflora isolated from gangrenous pulp tissue.
OBJECTIVE
The aims of the study are to investigate the bactericidal effect of three antiseptics (chlorhexidine solution, povidone-iodine solution, and Walkhoff solution) and to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration and their effect on different microbial species.


METHODS
The study was performed on microflora derived from root canals with simple and complicated pulp gangrene and on pure strains of Enterococcus and Candida albicans.


RESULTS
Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine proved to have antibacterial and antifungal effects if used in the treatment of pulp gangrene and in cases not responding to conventional therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
According to the obtained results, the spectrum of antibacterial agents used in infected canal irrigation can be enlarged to include the agents tested.
Shurrab
Mahmoud Yousif
MY
Al Maidan Dental Clinic in Kuwait. shurrabmahmoud@yahoo.com
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002164:Camphor / Q000494:pharmacology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002733:Chlorophenols; D004338:Drug Combinations; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D002164:Camphor; C029804:camphorated parachlorophenol; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine