The antimicrobial effect of water extraction of salvadora persica (miswak) as a root canal irrigant
Joint Authors
al-Salman, Talal H.
al-Naimi, Usamah M.
Ali, Mutazz Gh. al-Shaykh
Source
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2005), pp.33-36, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Dentistry
Publication Date
2005-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of 10 % water extraction of Salvadora persica (Miswak when used clinically as an endodontic irrigant Twenty four uniradicular teeth with necrotic pulps were chosen.
The patients were divided randomly into 2 groups : Experimental group, in which water extract of Salvadora persica (10 %) was used as a root canal irrigant; and control group, in which distilled water was used as a root canal irrigant.
Bacteriological samples were obtained from the canal at the step of working length determination (before the canal was subjected to instrumentation and irrigation procedures), and at the end of the biomechanical instrumentation procedures by using a sterile K–file.
The file was separated from the handle using a sterile wire cutter, and the severed portion was placed in a sterile screw–capped vial containing 5 ml of thioglycollate broth as a transport media.
A 0.1 ml of thioglycollate broth was inoculated on each of two brain–heart infusion agar plates : One plate was incubated under aerobic conditions, and the other was incubated under anaerobic conditions using anaerobic jar and gas pack anaerobic system.
Both plates were incubated at 37 ºC for 24 hours ; then, the number of bacterial colonies was counted.
The results revealed that 10 % water extraction of Salvadora persica is an effective antimicrobial agent when utilized clinically as an irrigant in the endodontic treatment of teeth with necrotic pulps.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Salman, Talal H.& Ali, Mutazz Gh. al-Shaykh& al-Naimi, Usamah M.. 2005. The antimicrobial effect of water extraction of salvadora persica (miswak) as a root canal irrigant. al-Rafidain Dental Journal،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.33-36.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Salman, Talal H.…[et al.]. The antimicrobial effect of water extraction of salvadora persica (miswak) as a root canal irrigant. al-Rafidain Dental Journal Vol. 5, no. 1 (Jun. 2005), pp.33-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-291501
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Salman, Talal H.& Ali, Mutazz Gh. al-Shaykh& al-Naimi, Usamah M.. The antimicrobial effect of water extraction of salvadora persica (miswak) as a root canal irrigant. al-Rafidain Dental Journal. 2005. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.33-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-291501
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 36
Record ID
BIM-291501