title: Additive and reducing Effects between Calcium Hydroxide and Current Irrigation Solutions.
abstract: Microorganisms should be considered to have the major role in starting and perpetuation of pulpo-periapical diseases. Using intracanal medicaments is necessary to gain a bacteria-free environment in the canal system. Calcium hydroxide (abbreviated as Ca(OH)2), which is the most commonly used medicament in endodontic therapy, has been shown to be effective against primary sources of infection; however, its effectiveness against some microorganisms, such as Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis has not been proved. On the other hand, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), chlorhexidine (CHX), and iodine potassium iodide (IKI) have been shown to be the potent medicaments against these microorganisms. Because of this fact, combination of Ca(OH)2and some irrigants of the root canal has been suggested as potential intracanal medicaments. The aim of this literature review is to identify and address the efficacy of Ca(OH)2in combined with some of these irrigating solutions.
authors.affiliation: Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.|Iranian National Elite Foundation, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Zahed
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, e-mail: hamid_j365@yahoo.com; JafarzadehBH@mums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jafarzadeh
authors.affiliation: General Dentist, Private Practice, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Sousan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sahebalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Showa University Dental Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun Ichiro
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D002710:Chlorhexidine
keywords: Calcium hydroxide; Chlorhexidine; Endodontics; Irrigation Sodium hypochlorite.