Antimicrobial efficacy of intracanal and extracanal heated sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis: An in vitro study

• Main Authors: Vishnu Rathore (Author), Deepali Samel (Author), Prashant Moogi (Author), Siddhesh Bandekar (Author), Shirin Kshirsagar (Author), Chinmay Vyas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Enterococcus faecalis is the most common bacterial species in persistent root canal infections. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) has shown antibacterial activity against E. faecalis at room temperature. It has been proven that heating enhances the properties of NaOCl. Thus, the aim of the p...