Rishikesh Meshram
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
Comparative Evaluation of Surface Changes on Gutta-Percha Cones Treated With Different Herbal Disinfectants: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study
Author(s): Snehal Gaware*, Rishikesh Meshram, Nikhil Sathawane and Rohit Amburle
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze surface topography of gutta-percha cones after rapid chemical disinfection with 5.25% sodium hypochlorite, 96.30% aloe Vera gel and 100% lemon grass oil. Materials and methods: From a sealed packet, 28 GP cones of size F3 protaper were selected and distributed into four groups containing 7 GP cones in each group. The following were the groups: Group 1- Control group, Group 2- Sodium hypochlorite, Group 3- Aloe Vera gel, Group 4 - Lemon grass oil. GP cones in each group were soaked in the respective disinfectant solution for 1 minute before being examined under a scanning electron microscope for the variations in the surface topography. Chi-square test was used to compare the results between the various groups in statistical analysis. P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant... Read More»