EFFECT OF MORINDA CITRIFOLIA AS AN IRRIGANT SOLUTIONS ON E-FAECALIS IN ROOT CANALS OF NON VITAL PRIMARY TEETH

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1 pedodontic and oral health faculty of dental medicine .cairo boy .al-azhar university

2 professor of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo Al-Azhar University

3 Lecturer,Department of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo Al-Azhar University

10.21608/ajdsm.2023.197219.1425

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Objectives:One of the main goals of the root canal procedure is the removal of these germs from the root canal space. The current study's objective was to assess the effectiveness of Morinda citrifolia juice (MCJ) as an irrigant solution against E. faecalis and compare it to chlorhexidine (CHX), the gold-standard irrigant solution for root canals of primary teeth that are not vital.
Materials and Methods: Children from both genders in Egypt between the ages of 4 and 7 were recruited for this clinical trial. A total of 32 mandibular primary molar teeth that needed pulpectomies were included in this study and were divided into two equal groups (n=16) based on the type of irrigant solution used: group (A) received 6% MCJ, while group (B) received 2% CHX. After access was opened, the microbiological samples (before and after irrigation) from the root canals were taken with sterile, wet paper points of size 35 that were pushed into the root canals for one minute. Samples were then cultured on Enterococci agar media, and microbiological analysis was carried out.
Results: Significant potential was shown by the 6% MCJ irrigant solution against E. faecalis microorganisms. However, when compared to the 6% MCJ solution, a 2% CHX is more effective against E. faecalis microorganisms.
Conclusion: The 6% MCJ solution works well as a herbal irrigant. When treating primary teeth with endodontics, the standard and most reliable irrigant solution against E. faecalis bacteria is 2% CHX.
Keywords:Chlorhexidine, Enterococcus faecalis, Irrigant solution,Morinda citrifolia, Nonvital, Primary teeth.

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Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science
Volume 28, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
April - Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Issue (Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics)
April 2025
Pages 311-316

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