Antibacterial effect of calcium hydroxide combined with chlorhexidine on Enterococcus faecalis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Masoud SAATCHI (Author), Ali SHOKRANEH (Author), Hooman NAVAEI (Author), Mohammad Reza MARACY (Author), Hasan SHOJAEI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is the most frequently isolated strain in failed endodontic therapy cases since it is resistant to calcium hydroxide (CH). Whether a combination of CH and chlorhexidine (CHX) is more effective than CH alone against E. faecalis is a matter of controversy...