Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Efficacy of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Against Intracanal Enterococcus faecalis: An In Vitro Comparative Study with Traditional Endodontic Irrigation Solutions

• Main Authors: Maryam Pourhajibagher (Author), Nasim Chiniforush (Author), Sima Shahabi (Author), Morteza Palizvani (Author), Abbas Bahador (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), an infecting microorganism of the root canals, is difficult to eliminate during endodontic therapy. In this study, the effect of root canal disinfection with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine (CHX) was evaluated on planktonic and biofilm f...