The Antibacterial Efficacy of Biopure MTAD in Root Canal Contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis

Table 1

Irrigation protocol.

Group	No. of teeth	Irrigation during; cleaning and shaping	Final rinse	Immersion
Positive control	6	Distilled water	dH2O	dH2O
Negative control	6	Distilled water	dH2O and autoclave	dH2O
A	6	1.5% NaOCl, 1 mL after each file	1.5% NaOCl, 5 mL	1.5% NaOCl, 5 min
B	6	3% NaOCl, 1 mL after each file	3% NaOCl, 5 mL	3% NaOCl, 5 min
C	6	1.5% NaOCl, 1 mL after each file	MTAD, 5 mL	MTAD, 5 min
D	6	1.5% NaOCl, 1 mL after each file and EDTA 17%, 1 min	1.5% NaOCl, 5 mL	1.5% NaOCl, 5 min
E	6	3% NaOCl, 1 mL after each file and EDTA 17%, 1 min	3% NaOCl, 5 mL	3% NaOCl, 5 min