Title
Antibacterial effect of various herbal root canal irrigants
Authors
N Vathsala1, Saikiran Bahadur2,*, Aseem Sharma3, Nisha Gupta4, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri5, Reshma Rajan6, Arpita Mohapatra7 & Awadhesh Kumar Gupta8
Affiliation
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 2Departments of Prosthodontics, Springfield Dental, Springfield, Massachussets, USA; 3Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences (HIDS), Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India; 4Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Delhi, India; 5Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Burayasah-51452, PO Box-6666, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Kerala, India; 7Department of Periodontology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; 8Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, DJ College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
N Vathsala - E-mail: vathsalanara@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7091130407
Saikiran Bahadur - E-mail: kiranmds@umich.edu; Phone: +14 176193131
Aseem Sharma - E-mail: aseemsharma52@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7006195821
Nisha Gupta - E-mail: drnisha23@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7771945566
Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri - E - mail: a.almuntashiri@qu.edu.sa; Phone: +966500021106
Reshma Rajan - E-mail: reshmarajans@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9744647200
Arpital Mohapatra - E-mail: arpitamohapatra23@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8895538505
Awadhesh Kumar Gupta - E-mail: drawadheshgupta@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9711927559
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2025; Revised February 28, 2025; Accepted February 28, 2025, Published February 28, 2025
Abstract
Root canal irrigation is crucial in endodontics. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of various herbal root canal irrigants (Triphala, Neem (Azadirachta indica, green tea and Curcuma longa (Turmeric)) against Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrobial efficacy of the herbal irrigants and sodium hypochlorite was done using abrain-heart infusion method. The tested herbal irrigants had antibacterial efficacy against E faecalis. Hence, these herbal irrigants are alternative to sodium hypochlorite.
Keywords
Antibacterial, herbal, irrigants, root canal
Citation
Vathsala et al. Bioinformation 21(2): 165-168 (2025)
Edited by
P Babaji
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
