The antimicrobial effect of honey as intracanal medicament : (a com-parative study)‎

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Aims: The current study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of honey as a root canal medicament, and to make a sort of comparison with the currently used root canal medicament (formocre-sol).Materials and Methods: Fifty two uniradicular teeth were chosen.

Microbiological sample was obtained from the root canal at the beginning of the first appointment, instrumentation and irrigation of the root canal followed by good dryness for the root canal, application of intra canal medicament de¬pending on the patient group, temporary dressing for the tooth, the samples were then transferred for microbiological study.At the beginning of the second appointment (2-3 days later), the tooth was iso¬lated, the temporary dressing was removed and the microbiological samples of the root canal contents were taken and complete the same sequence in the same manner as previously mentioned with the first appointment.

The sample transferred for microbiological study .The same procedure was done at the beginning of the third appointment (2-3 days later) from the second appointment, the microbiological study was done in the Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Dental Basic Sciences, College of Den¬tistry, University of Mousl.

Results: Comparing the antimicrobial effect between solutions of honey, formocresol, there is no significant differences between these materials when used as root canal medi¬cament.

Conclusion: This current study revealed that (H4 20% V/V) honey solution has antimicrobial effect when used as intracanal medicament.

Key Words: Honey, antimicrobial effect, intracanal medicament.-