Aim: To compare the effectiveness of different intracanal medicaments against polymicrobial biofilm formed by and .
Materials And Methods: Eighty mature human roots with intraradicular polymicrobial biofilm were randomly assigned into four groups ( = 20). Intracanal medicaments 0.2% polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), 2% chlorhexidine (CHX), and calcium hydroxide (CH) were applied into the root canals. Collected dentine samples were tested at 7, 15, and 30 day for microbial growth, and the colony-forming units per ml (CFU/ml) were determined.
Results: The CFU/ml data were analyzed using unpaired -test and one-way ANOVA-F comparison test. All medicaments resulted in a significant reduction ( < 0.05) in microbial growth at all time intervals compared to the control group. CHX and PHMB showed a similar reduction in CFU/ml at 7 and 15 day but significantly more than CH at all time intervals. At 30 day, PHMB caused a significantly more reduction in CFU/ml than CHX.
Conclusions: All the three tested intracanal medicaments such as CH, CHX, and PHMB Gel were effective in reducing the microbial count. CH has a limited antimicrobial effect against the polymicrobial biofilm found inside the root canal. 2% CHX gel has a time-dependent antimicrobial effect. PHMB has a superior antimicrobial effect in comparison with CHX and CH.
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