Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Calcium Hydroxide, Propolis, and as Intracanal Medicaments in Root Canal Treatment.

J Contemp Dent Pract

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

Published: June 2021

Aim: To evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of Ca(OH), 25% propolis, and 25% as intracanal medicaments in root canal treatment.

Materials And Methods: Total 60 freshly extracted permanent incisors were decoronated and chemomechanical preparation of root canal was performed. Samples were inoculated with a pure culture of and incubated for 21 days. Colony-forming units (CFUs) were recorded before medication. Incubated samples were randomly categorized into three groups, namely, Ca(OH), propolis, and , with 20 samples in each group. Antibacterial activity was assessed by evaluating the variance in the CFUs on Day 7. Paired "" test and Post-hoc Tukey's test were applied to analyze the data.

Results: Reduction of CFUs was noticed in all the groups ( <0.001), however the reduction was more predominant in the propolis group.

Conclusion: Propolis is more effective against , when compared to and Ca(OH).

Clinical Significance: Propolis could be used as an effective medicament in root canal treatment.

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