Introduction: The combination of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine (CHX) results in the formation of a precipitate. In a previous study, we demonstrated the formation of 4-chloroaniline (PCA) in the precipitate by using x-ray photon spectroscopy (XPS) and time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). The TOF-SIMS results showed a peak at 127 amu, which is characteristic of 4-chloroaniline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Clinical assessment of the efficacy of novel root canal disinfection protocols is an important focus in endodontic research. This randomized double-blinded study assessed the antibacterial efficacy of a final rinse with BioPure MTAD (MTAD) and intracanal medication with 2% chlorhexidine gel (CHX) in teeth with apical periodontitis.
Methods: Canals in 30 teeth (single-rooted and multi-rooted) were prepared by using 1.
Introduction: The combination of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine (CHX) results in the formation of a precipitate. In a previous study, we demonstrated the formation of 4-chloraniline (PCA) in the precipitate in an amount directly related to the concentration of NaOCl used.
Aims And Methods: The aim of the present study was to use a diazotization technique to confirm the presence of an aromatic amine (like PCA) in the NaOCl/CHX precipitate and also in the 2.
Root canal bacteria in teeth with apical periodontitis were enumerated after extraction and incubation. Canals in 36 teeth were sampled after: S1, incubation for 2 hours (group A), 2 days (group B), 4 days (group C), and 6 days (group D); S2, subsequent incubation for 1 week; S3, canal disinfection; and S4, final incubation for 1 week. Bacterial concentrations were determined by culture (colony-forming unit [CFU]) and epifluorescence-microscopy (EFM) and compared by using pairwise and exact-permutation tests (p < 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe combination of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine (CHX) results in the formation of a precipitate. The aim of this study was to determine the minimum concentration of NaOCl required to form a precipitate with 2.0% CHX.
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