Antibacterial property of allopathic medicine versus phyto medicine: An in-vitro study

A successful endodontic treatment depends on appropriate instrumentation, irrigation, decontamination and obturation. Chemomechanical instrumentation removes majority of the infecting bacteria, but this is not achieved completely because of complex root canal anatomy and limitation in accessing the root canal system (Manzur et al., 2007). Persistent endodontic infection might be attributed to the retention of microorganisms in dentinal tubules (Safavi, 1990). Enterococcus faecalis is more likely to be found in cases with post-treatment infection (Siren et al., 1997). Hence an intracanal medicament with good antibacterial action is therefore required to maximize the disinfection of root canal system (Bystrom et al., 1985). ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 2 (2015) pp. 896-902 http://www.ijcmas.com