IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT ANTISEPTICS ON CONTAMINATED GUTTA-PERCHA CONES

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  • Irene Pina-Vaz
  • Maria José Espinar
  • Rita Noites
  • Manuel Fontes de Carvalho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v4i3.23223

Palabras clave:

Gutta-percha cones, Antiseptics, Antimicrobial activity, Endodontics.

Resumen

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different antisepticsfor decontamination of gutta-percha cones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-six cones werecontaminated with standardized pure cultures of six different microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus,Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida albicans. The cones were treated forfive minutes with different antiseptic solutions: 2% iodine alcohol, 3% sodium hypochlorite, 0.2%chlorohexidine and 5% citric acid. RESULTS: Iodine alcohol was the most effective for all themicroorganisms, except for Candida albicans. For this microorganism, the best results were obtainedwith 3% sodium hypochlorite and 5% citric acid; these two solutions showed moderate activity onother microorganisms. Chlorohexidine was not effective on any of the microorganisms.

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2008-11-29

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Pina-Vaz, I., Espinar, M. J., Noites, R., & de Carvalho, M. F. (2008). IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT ANTISEPTICS ON CONTAMINATED GUTTA-PERCHA CONES. Archives of Oral Research, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v4i3.23223

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