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Spring 2006: Volume 30, Number 3
 
Clinical Research for a Better Practice

Efficacy of various intracanal medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis in primary teeth: An in vivo study
Özant Önça ¨g / Dislah Gogulu / Atac Uzel

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of three intracanal medicaments (Ca(OH)2 1% chlorhexidine gel and 1% chlorhexidine gel with Ca(OH)2 against Enterococcus faecalis in necrotic primary teeth. As a conclusion, chlorhexidine gel with or without Ca(OH)2 was more effective than Ca(OH)2 alone against Enterococcus faecalis.
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