The Antimicrobial Effect of Some Herbal Extract on Endodontic Infection
Fatima Malik Abood * Luma Jasim Witwit **
*Faculty of Dentistry, Babylon University, Babylon Province
** Faculty of Dentistry/ Babylon University
Abstract:
Aim: Evaluation the inhibitory effect of the extracts from of Ginger (Zingiber officianale) and Green Tea on bacteria isolated from endodontic canal.
Method: The agar well diffusion test was used to evaluate the antibacterial effect of extract against oral bacteria collected from root canal infection, which diagnosed in laboratory by culturing on enriched and selective media and by biochemical test.
Result: the most common isolated bacteria were Lactobacillus spp.(37.5)%,Viridance Streptococcus(25)%, Staphylococcus spp. (7.5)%, P.intermedia (17.5)%. And the inhibitory effect of some herbal extract against these bacteria were showed that ginger oil were most effectiveon isolated bacteria than amoxicillin and green tea compared with distal water used as control.
Conclusions: wide antimicrobial spectrum of most extracts against oral bacteria so can be used for the irrigation and treatment of infectedendodontic canal.
Key wards: Herbal Extract, Ginger (Zingiber officianale), Green Tea, Endodontic infection.