Enterococcus faecalis and to determine susceptibility against four antimicrobial irrigants.
Biofilms were subjected to 1-, 3-, and 5-minute exposures to one of the following irrigants:
6% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) or one of two new
products,< 6% NaOCl with surface modifiers (Chlor-XTRA) or 2% CHX with surface
modifiers (CHX-Plus™)(Vista Dental Products, Racine, WI). It was hypothesized that NaOCl …