A Comparative Evaluation of Antibacterial Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract, Octenidine Dihydrochloride, and Sodium Hypochlorite as Intracanal Irrigants against Enterococcus faecalis: An In Vitro Study

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Growing colonies of E. faecalis on bile esculin agar plates after application of the tested irrigants (CFU-2): (a) few growing colonies after using 2.5% NaOCl; (b) few growing colonies after using 0.1% OCT; (c) few growing colonies after using M. oleifera extract; (d) no growing colonies after using M. oleifera extract + 1.25% NaOCl; (e) only one growing colony after using M. oleifera + 0.1% OCT; (f) high numbers of growing colonies of E. faecalis after using saline.

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