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

Table 3

Comparison between the median and range values of CFU/ml in the tested groups after application of the irrigants.

Irrigants	Median (range)
Group 1 (2.5% NaOCl)	0.05 × 10^4 (0.0–0.1 × 10^4)^a
Group 2 (0.1% OCT)	0.0 (0.0–20 × 10^4)^ab
Group 3 (M. oleifera extract)	0.005 × 10^4 (0.0–0.8 × 10^4)^ac
Group 4 (M. oleifera extract + 1.25% NaOCl)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)^d
Group 5 (M. oleifera extract + 0.1% OCT)	0.00 (0.00–0.05 × 10^4)^bcd
Group 6 (0.9% saline)	60 × 10^4 (53 × 10^4–72 × 10^4)^e

Data labeled with different letters are significantly different from each other ().