Antibacterial Efficacy of Diode laser 810nm on Enterococcus Faecalis on Primary Teeth, an invitro study

Authors

Zienab A. Ghonem, Master student at Al-Azhar University, Girls BranchFollow
Mohamed H. Mustafa, Associate Professor and head of Pedodontics and Oral health, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Shaymaa A. El Shishiny, Lecturer of Pedodontics and Oral health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Document Type

Original Study

Abstract

Objectives: This study was done to compare the efficacy of diode laser vs chlorhexidine CHX as root canal disinfectant in primary teeth. samples and methods: Thirty extracted single rooted freshly extracted teeth divided into three groups as the following: Group I: contain 10 teeth in which they were irrigated with saline solution. Group II: contain 10 teeth in which they were irrigated with CHX 2%. Group III: contain 10 teeth in which they were irradiated with diode laser (810nm). The colony forming unit was counted by multiplication of amount of colonies/plate. Results: After irrigation: there was a statistically a significant difference in mean % of reduction of CFU of E. faecalis in the three groups (p<0.001^*). CHX and Laser group showed higher % of reduction of CFU of E. faecalis than Saline group. Conclusion: Bacterial count decrease by both techniques showing no statistical differences against enterococcus faecalis between 810 diode laser and 2% chlorhexidine.

Keywords

Primary Teeth, Enterococcus Faecalis, Diode laser

How to Cite This Article

Ghonem, Zienab A.; Mustafa, Mohamed H.; and Shishiny, Shaymaa A. El (2024) "Antibacterial Efficacy of Diode laser 810nm on Enterococcus Faecalis on Primary Teeth, an invitro study," Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry: Vol. 11: Iss. 3, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2974-4164.1623

Subject Area

Pediatric dentistry and orthodontics Issue (Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics)