Antimicrobial Effect of German chamomile Extractas Root Canal Irrigant (in vitro Study)

D. Salman, Faraed

	Antimicrobial Effect of German chamomile Extractas Root Canal Irrigant (in vitro Study)
Tikret Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-80
Author
Faraed D. Salman
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial effect of German chamomile extract as a root canat irrigant in vitro,and comparing its effect with chlorhexidine 0.2Yo inigant solution.Materials and Methods: Twenty adult patients rvith age range l8+0 years attending dental school withsymptomatic uniradicular teeth with necrotic'pulp diagnosed by radiograph rvith no flstula or sinus tractwere chosen; l0 subjec_ts for each irrigant solution (the test and the control groups). Microbiologicalsamples rvere obtained from the root canal at the beginning of the first appointr.nt, and then moistinedpaper point is placed in a screlv capped vial containing 5 ml Thioglycoiate broth for anaerobic bacteriaarrd thc otlter containing Brain I leart Infusion broth for aerobic bacteria, rvfiiclr is incubated directly forl8 hours at37 "C. Turbidity test lvas used to compare antimicrobial effect of Cerman chamomile eKtractwith chlorhexidine 0.2%.Rcsults: Mean reduction in bacterial count (0.36 t 0.09 for aerobic and 0.19 + 0.02 for anaerobic) forCerman chamornilc and chlorlrcxidinc 0.2% (0.084 + 0.03 and 0.052 t 0.016 respectivcly) weredetcrmincd by using onc santple t-tcst, rvhich rvas nruch lorvcr for Ccrrnan chantomilc than forclrforlrcxidine 0'2Yo rvith significant diffcrcnce. For contparison bctrvccl trvo nratcrials for acrobic andanacrobic, trnpairccl t-tcst rvas uscd. Rcsults wcrc considcred signiticant atp < 0.05.Cottcltlsiott: Gcrtnan cltarnontilc e, ract is cfl'cctivc antirnicrobial irrigant solution cspecially onanacrobic bactcrit bttt muclt lotvcr tlran chlorhcxidinc 0.2% irrisant solution.

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