Antimicrobial effect of herbal and conventional root canal endodontic irrigants against persistent pathogens

Lalit Kumar Agarwal; Deb Anamika; Rashmi Nair; Shivangi Sharma; Durairaj Preethi; Panikkar Priyanka; Mehta Dhaval Niranjan; Kumar Santosh

doi:10.6026/973206300191312

Antimicrobial effect of herbal and conventional root canal endodontic irrigants against persistent pathogens

Bioinformation. 2023 Dec 31;19(13):1312-1317. doi: 10.6026/973206300191312. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Lalit Kumar Agarwal¹, Deb Anamika², Rashmi Nair³, Shivangi Sharma⁴, Durairaj Preethi⁵, Panikkar Priyanka⁵, Mehta Dhaval Niranjan¹, Kumar Santosh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, U.P., India.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology and Forensic Odontology, Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, M.P., India.
³ Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
⁴ Department of Conservative and Endodontics, D Y Patil School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, India.
⁵ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, D. Y Patil School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, India.

Abstract

Evaluation and comparison of natural products like triphala, eucalyptus and carvacol with conventional root canal irrigant such as sodium hypochlorite (NaOCL) and Chlorhexidine against persistent root canal pathogens like E. faecalis is of interest. Samples were taken both before irrigation as well as after irrigation. CFU was counted after the plates had been incubated overnight at temperature of 37°C overnight. The herbal products showed antibacterial effectiveness against persistent root canal pathogens like E. faecalis. The antibacterial effectiveness was high in NaOCL, chlorhexidine and eucalyptus extract.

Keywords: Antimicrobial efficacy; natural extracts; persistent root canal pathogens; sodium hypochlorite.