Effect of a Surfactant on the Antimicrobial Activity of Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) associated with a surfactant. Seventy single-rooted extracted human teeth were inoculated with Enterococcus faecalis, and incubated for 21 days (37 °C). The groups were distributed according to the irrigation solution used during root canal preparation: 5%, 2.5% and 1% NaOCl; 5%, 2.5% and 1% Hypoclean(r), a solution containing a surfactant (cetrimide) associated with NaOCl. Three microbiological samples were collected from each tooth: S1 - before instrumentation; S2 - immediately after instrumentation; and S3 - after a seven-day period. Data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey test with 5% significance level. The results showed that immediately after root canal preparation (S2), E. faecalis was eliminated in all the experimental groups. However, after 7 days (S3), only the groups in which Hypoclean was used, remained contamination-free, including Hypoclean associated with 1% NaOCl, while the root canals irrigated with 1% NaOCl only, presented the highest percentage of bacterial growth. In conclusion, the addition of surfactant increased the antimicrobial activity of 1% NaOCl to levels similar to 5% NaOCl.
Main Authors: | Bolfoni,Marcos Rodolfo, Ferla,Marcelo dos Santos, Sposito,Otávio da Silva, Giardino,Luciano, Jacinto,Rogério de Castilho, Pappen,Fernanda Geraldes |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto
2014
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-64402014000500416 |
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