Introduction: With the advent of time there has been recent advancements in dentistry in terms of procedures as well in terms of complications. The most common cause for outfall of root canal treatment is persistence of bacteria and the most common bacteria that is involved in this aspect would be Enterococcus faecalis. To combat recent day problems in various fields, herbal alternatives are being considered in every field of medicine. This study was a venture in the same aspect where the efficacy of cranberry distillate as a root canal irrigant was assessed.
Materials and
Methods: Dried Cranberry was obtained and the extract was prepared in the form
of aqueous and ethanolic extracts. Enterococcus faecalis was cultured on Muller
Hilton Agar and the Antimicrobial property was assessed by using disc diffusion
method. A positive control of Sodium Hypochlorite was used.
Results: On
obtaining the results it was viewed that maximum zone of inhibition was
observed while using 150 micro litres of the substance. Among the three
compounds that were used, ethanolic extract of cranberry proved to have better
Antimicrobial property (16mm zone of inhibition).
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