INTRODUCTION An ideal intracanal medicament should be able to eliminate any remaining intracanal microorganism. The aim of this study was to compare the antimicrobial effects of Bioglass 45S5 with calcium hydroxide on Enterococcus (E) faecalis in-vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Direct exposure test (DET) was used to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of Bioglass 45S5, calcium hydroxide and normal...

Regenerative endodontic procedures are the emerging techniques for the restoration of functional pulp and dentine. The case report presented here describes the management of a symptomatic mandibular first molar with an immature apex and necrotic pulp in a 9 year old child. The tooth was tender on percussion and palpation and elicited a negative response to sensibility testing. A regenerative en...

A problem that an endodontist can encounter during the course of root canal treatment is pain and swelling or both in the form of flare-ups. The causes for this flare-up are numerous which include mechanical, chemical, microbial injury to the pulp or periradicular tissues, whereby an acute periradicular inflammation results. This situation can be prevented by selection of instrumentation techni...

A successful endodontic treatment depends on appropriate instrumentation, irrigation, decontamination and obturation. Chemomechanical instrumentation removes majority of the infecting bacteria, but this is not achieved completely because of complex root canal anatomy and limitation in accessing the root canal system (Manzur et al., 2007). Persistent endodontic infection might be attributed to t...

AIM: The aim of this study is to evaluate the antimicrobial effect pre-synthesized novel antibiotic loaded electrospun nanofibers and compare it with conventional triple paste when used in patients immature necrotic teeth. METHODS: Antibiotic were fabricated by electrospinning. Thirty-four teeth included study. In first visit, access cavity preparation was performed obtain bacteriological sampl...

Natural products or byproducts have always been considered as the safest medicament for humans especially for treating the diseases. Propolis, a resinous honey bee extract is one of such medicament which has proven itself to be successful in is based on its antimicrobial, anti an overview of different applications and uses of propolis in the field of dentistry.