Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
e Dr. Srikumar G.P.V.
drsrikumar2611@gmail.com

Abstract

Aim:  To evaluate the antibacterial efficiency of Triphala, Green tea polyphenols, Morinda citrifolia, QMix 2 in 1, 5%Sodium hypochlorite and  2%Chlorhexidine gluconate solution against Enterococcus faecalis. Materials and method: 140 extracted human permanent mandibular single rooted premolar teeth were collected. All the teeth were decoronated and biomechanical preparation was completed. Root canal spaces of all teeth were infected with pure culture of E. faecalis bacteria and were randomly divided into seven groups with 20 teeth per each group. Group A:Triphala, Group B:Green Tea Polyphenols, Group C:Morinda citrifolia, Group D:Qmix 2 in 1, Group E:2%Chlorhexidine gluconate solution, Group F: 5%Sodium hypochlorite, Group G: Normal saline were used as root canal irrigants. 2ml of each irrigant with the time of contact of 5 minutes per root canal was used as per their respective groups. Dry sterile paper points were used for culture tests from all the specimens and the number of CFU were counted. Results: One-way analysis of varience(ANOVA) showed significant difference amoung the seven groups (P<0.001). Tukey’s post hoc test was done for inter-group comparison and it showed no significant difference between three root canal irrigants (P>0.05). Conclusion: QMix 2in1 and triphala showed superior antibacterial efficiency as root canal irrigants on E. faecalis.

Keywords: Enterococcus faecalis, QMix 2 in 1, Triphala, Antibacterial efficiency, Colony forming units.