Antimicrobial Efficacy of Medicated Root Canal Filling Materials

Bacterial and Candida albicans Adhesion on Different Root Canal Filling Materials and Sealers

“…Melker et al (59) showed that tetracyclinemedicated gutta-percha was more effective at growth inhibition than standard gutta-percha for the strains tested: Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces naeslundii, E. faecalis, and Fusobacterium nucleatum. In the same manner, Baer and Maki (51) evaluated the antimicrobial effect of mixing amoxicillin with different sealers and reported that sealers mixed with amoxicillin significantly inhibited the growth of E. faecalis compared with sealers without amoxicillin.…”

Root canal filling using Resilon: a review

“…[130][131][132][133][134] One study concluded that Epiphany may actually enhance bacterial growth 135 and another that Enterococcus faecalis was resistant to Epiphany. 133 Interestingly, in the latter study it was demonstrated that the Epiphany primer inhibited microbial growth using an agar diffusion method; however, this is unlikely to be clinically relevant.…”

Resilon: A Comprehensive Literature Review

“…175 Another study showed that Resilon does not exhibit antimicrobial properties against Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces naeslundii, Enterococcus faecalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum. 176 Therefore, it can be clearly concluded that Resilon has no superiority over gutta-percha regarding antibacterial properties against different microorganisms. …”