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    effect of plant extracts mixed with an endodontic sealant on the growth of oral pathogens in the root canal an in vitro study
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-11-18) Diaz León, Marlon Omar; Guevara Sotomayor, Juan César
    This research aimed to evaluate the effect of plant extracts (thyme, copaiba, and annatto) mixed with an endodontic sealer on the growth of oral pathogens in the root canal, such as Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans. An in vitro experimental study with an applied analytical methodology was designed for this purpose. A total sample of 80 Petri dishes was divided into two main groups of 40 each for each microorganism, and further subdivided for each treatment and its control group. The results showed that all three plant extracts mixed with a zinc-based endodontic sealer had an inhibitory effect on the growth of the oral pathogens Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans. The inhibition zones around the microorganisms were greater than zero in both the first evaluation at 24 hours and at 48 hours. Additionally, the highest effect was observed in the endodontic sealer added with thyme, showing a greater effect than the pure endodontic sealer for Enterococcus faecalis with 12.75 ± 1.64mm and 12.63 ± 1.65mm for the 24 and 48-hour evaluations, and for Streptococcus mutans, 19.59 ± 2.07mm and 19.47 ± 2.06mm for the 24 and 48-hour evaluations, respectively. Therefore, it was concluded that the evaluated plant extracts mixed with endodontic sealer do present an antibacterial effect.