Aim: To evaluate and compare in vitro the
antibacterial efficacy of Bioceramic root canal sealer modified with Piper
betel leaf and Morinda citrifolia against Enterococcus faecalis.
Materials
and mathods: A Bioceramic root
canal sealer was mixed with two herbal extracts (Piper betel leaf, Morinda
citrifolia) which was divided into two groups. Their antibacterial efficacy
was evaluated against standard strains of Enterococcus faecalis at
various time intervals using Agar Diffusion Test. The mean zones of inhibition
were measured. The statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software.
Analysis of the data between groups was carried out using paired and unpaired t
test.
Results: Both groups demonstrated a reduction in the
zone of inhibition over time. However, Group 2 (BIO-C sealer + Morinda
citrifolia) consistently exhibited a larger zone of inhibition than Group 1
(BIO-C sealer + Piper betel leaf) at each time interval. With p-values all
below 0.01, the differences between the groups across the time points are
statistically significant.
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