Research Article

Comparing the Antifungal Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite Gel versus Different Types of Root Canal Medicaments at Different Time Intervals Using the Agar Diffusion Test: An In Vitro Study

Table 2

Comparison between the mean diameters of growth inhibition zones (mm) developed by the tested medicaments against C. albicans at different time intervals.

Type of root canal medicationMean values of inhibitory zones ± standard deviations (mm)
24 h48 h72 hANOVA ( value)

Sodium hypochlorite gel52.2 ± 4.1A153.0 ± 4.8A151.8 ± 6.1A10.92
2% chlorohexidine gel23.0 ± 1.1B124.9 ± 0.5B225.8 ± 0.7B2
Ledermix0.0C0.0C0.0CNo comparison
Calcium hydroxide20.7 ± 2.8B120.7 ± 2.8B116.3 ± 2.0D20.013
Diapex Plus0.0C0.0C0.0CNo comparison
ANOVA ( value)

Games–Howell post hoc test: different uppercase letters (columns) indicate a significant difference () between the antifungal activity of the tested medicaments at each time interval. The different uppercase numbers (rows) indicate a statistically significant difference between the time intervals regarding the antifungal activity of each medicament.