EVALUTION OF TURMERIC AND THYME AS ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS ON PRIMARY TEETH | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science | ||
| Article 5, Volume 25, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 539-546 PDF (572.81 K) | ||
| Document Type: literature | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.111528.1279 | ||
| Authors | ||
| mahmoud abu elfatah tawfiwk* 1; alaa abdallah2; alaa abbas3 | ||
| 1Pedodontics and Oral Health ,Faculty of Dental Medicine,Al-Azhar University,cairo,egypt | ||
| 2pedodontics and oral health, faculty of oral and dental medicine,ALAzhar university , Cairo , Egypt | ||
| 3Pedodontics and oral Health ,Faculty of Dental Medicine,Al-Azhar University,cairo,egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: To assess the antimicrobial effect of turmeric and thyme as root canal irrigants on Enterococcus Faecalis bacteria lives in primary teeth root canals. Material and methods: This study was carried out with informed consent, on fifty-four children suffering from non-vital primary molars indicated to pulpectomy and selected from Pediatric Dentistry Outpatients Clinic, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University. Children teeth (54) were divided into three equal groups: Group A: the teeth (18) in this group were irrigated with Turmeric solution. Group B: Teeth were irrigated with Thyme solution. Group C: Teeth were irrigated with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) solution (control group). Microbiological culturing and counting of Enterococcus Faecalis were done after collection of pre-treatment and post-treatment samples for each group. Results: NaClO group had the highest antibacterial efficacy (83.4%) against E. faecalis, followed by Turmeric extract group (56.7%), then Thyme oil group (55.6%). Conclusion: NaClO still the irrigant of choice since it showed superior antibacterial effect than that of Turmeric and Thyme which need more investigation and additives to increase their efficacy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Turmeric; Thyme; NaClO; E. Faecalis; root canal irrigation | ||
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