Title
Anti-biofilm efficacy of nano calcium hydroxide and chitosan nanoparticles against E. faecalis
Authors
Aakriti Bansal, Ashwini Gaikwad*, Aniket Jadhav, Ruchira Bhamare & Rajlaxmi Patil
Affiliation
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India; *Corresponding author
Aakriti Bansal - E-mail: aakriti.bansal15@gmail.com
Ashwini Gaikwad - E-mail: ashwini.gaikwad@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Aniket Jadhav - E-mail: aniket.jadhav@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Ruchira Bhamare - E-mail: ruchira.bhamare@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Rajlaxmi Patil - E-mail: rajlaxmi.patil@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
Enterococcus faecalis is among the microorganisms frequently isolated from root canal infections. The outcome of the endodontic treatment depends on the effective disinfection of the root canal system. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the potential of Nano Calcium Hydroxide and Chitosan Nanoparticles as intracanal medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm. Hence, a total of twenty-eight single-rooted dental elements were included, where the incisal end of individual elements was infected with Enterococcus faecalis. The two medicaments used as intracanal dressing materials were Nano Calcium Hydroxide and Chitosan Nanoparticles. Enterococcus faecalis bacteria exposed to Nano Calcium Hydroxide was significantly higher as compared to those exposed to Chitosan Nanoparticles.
Keywords
Antibacterial efficacy, biofilm, chitosan nanoparticles, enterococcus faecalis, intracanal medicament, nano calcium hydroxide root canal disinfection
Citation
Bansal et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1126-1130 (2026)
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.
