Efficacy of Andrographis paniculata compared to Azadirachta indica, Curcuma longa, and sodium hypochlorite when used as root canal irrigants against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus: An in vitro antimicrobial study.
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...This is not always achieved completely because of anatomical complexity and the limitation in accessing the canal system by instruments and irrigants.[2,3] Anatomically complex RCSs containing lateral wall ramifications, cul de sac, and other canal irregularities, result in incomplete eradication of microorganisms following mechanical instrumentation....
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...INTRODUCTION The prime objective of endodontic therapy is thorough debridement and cleaning of the entire root canal system (RCS), resulting in removal of infected and necrotic pulp tissue, to receive an inert filling, thus minimizing the possibility of reinfection.[1] Microorganisms colonizing in the necrotic pulp tissue cause primary endodontic infection....
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...[14,16] It also has anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant and antipyretic effects,[17] which helps in the treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infections....
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...It also shows significant antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, which was the basis of considering this extract as a prospective endodontic irrigant in our study.[10,17] In the present study, A....
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