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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3490</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.SP160</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Antibacterial Efficacy of Neem, Tulsi Extract, Aleo Vera, Turmeric and 5% Sodium Hypochlorite Against Enterococcus faecalis: An in-vitro Study&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>K</surname><given-names>Ravikumar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>U</surname><given-names>Paul</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>SS</surname><given-names>Nanda</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>AS</surname><given-names>Selvan</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>VD</surname><given-names>Revankar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>DY</surname><given-names>Mallikarjunan</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>G</surname><given-names>Ranjith</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>10</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>nt</volume><issue>es</issue><fpage>84</fpage><lpage>87</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Successful endodontic therapy depends on root canal disinfection and three-dimensional obturation of the root canal space. Complete removal of intracanal microorganisms and generates a promising environment for healing, prevents reinfection. Numerous root canal irrigants have been tried. Objective: This study was done to assess the antibacterial efficiency of neem, tulsi extract, Aleo vera, turmeric and 5% sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis. Methods: Herbal extracts of neem, tulsi extract, Aleo vera, Curcuma longa. Agar plates were prepared using Tryptone soya broth to grow E. faecalis. The tested solutions (Group A: 5% NaOCl, Group B: neem, Group C: tulsi extract, Group D: Aleo vera, Group E: Curcuma longa) were added to the wells made on agar media. Agar diffusion test was accomplished. Plates were incubated for 24 hours at 37__ampersandsigndeg;C. Bacterial zones of inhibition were noted. Results: The data were statistically evaluated by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and post hoc comparison by Tuk ey__ampersandsignrsquo;s t-test. The maximum zone of inhibition against E. faecalis was seen with 5% NaOCl, followed by neem, tul si extract, and Aleo vera showed similar antibacterial activity. The least zone of inhibition was seen with turmeric. Conclusion: 5% NaOCl presented the maximum antibacterial activity, and herbal products demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against E. faecalis and can be suggested as an alternative to NaOCl.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Aleo vera</kwd><kwd> E Faecalis</kwd><kwd> Neem</kwd><kwd> 5% Sodium Hypochlorite</kwd><kwd> Tulsi extract</kwd><kwd> Turmeric</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
