Effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine gel and calcium hydroxide against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> in bovine root dentine <i>in vitro</i>

Paula Figueiredo de Almeida Gomes, Brenda; de Fátima Carvalho Souza, Soraia; Cézar Randi Ferraz, Caio; B. Teixeira, Fabrício; Augusto Zaia, Alexandre; Valdrighi, Luiz; José de Souza‐Filho, Francisco

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00634.x

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Effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine gel and calcium hydroxide against Enterococcus faecalis in bovine root dentine in vitro

Published in International Endodontic Journal • Apr 1, 2003

Authors:

Brenda Paula Figueiredo de Almeida Gomes

Soraia de Fátima Carvalho Souza

Caio Cézar Randi Ferraz

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate gel and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) as intracanal medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis. METHODOLOGY: One hundred and eighty dentine tubes prepared from intact freshly extracted bovine maxillary central incisors were infected in vi...

Subject

Calcium hydroxide

Enterococcus faecalis

Chlorhexidine

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