The effects of sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine irrigants on the antibacterial activities of alkaline media against Enterococcus faecalis. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Jinglei; Tong, Zhongchun; Ling, Junqi; Liu, Hongyan; Wei, Xi
• Is Part Of: Archives of oral biology. Volume 60:Issue 7(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 1075
• Page End: 1081
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Mouth -- Periodicals; Mouth -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Dentistry -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 617.6005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.04.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9969

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005"> <italic>E. faecalis</italic> survival decreased in CHX or 5.25% NaOCl and next alkaline challenge.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010"> <italic>E. faecalis</italic> biofilm survival rates were reduced in CHX and next alkaline challenge.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015"> <italic>E. faecalis</italic> biofilm survival increased in NaOCl and next alkaline challenge.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">CHX might be more effective in improving the alkaline than NaOCl.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>