Antimicrobial effect of Rosa damascena extract on selected endodontic pathogens.
The purpose of this study was to compare the antimicrobial activity of a plant-derived extract (2 percent Rosa damascena extract) with 5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 2 percent chlorhexidine (CHX) on selected endodontic pathogens. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 2 percent rose extract and 2 percent CHX for test microorganisms, except F. nucleatum, were lower than that of 5.25 percent NaOCl. All solutions were able to kill all test microorganisms after one minute.
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Tehran, Iran. shokouhinejad@yahoo.com
Noushin
N
Shokouhinejad
Mohammad
M
Emaneini
Marziyeh
M
Aligholi
Fereshteh
F
Jabalameli
D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027826:Rosa; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000494:pharmacology
D010936:Plant Extracts; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D002710:Chlorhexidine