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Published on: March 31, 2021
Antimicrobial effect of Rosa damascena extract on selected endodontic pathogens
Noushin Shokouhinejad1, Mohammad Emaneini, Marziyeh Aligholi
1Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Center for Endodontic Research, Tehran, Iran. shokouhinejad@yahoo.com
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to compare the antimicrobial activity of a plant-derived extract (2 percent Rosa damascena extract) with 5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 2 percent chlorhexidine (CHX) on selected endodontic pathogens. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 2 percent rose extract and 2 percent CHX for test microorganisms, except F. nucleatum, were lower than that of 5.25 percent NaOCl. All solutions were able to kill all test microorganisms after one minute.
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