2% Chlorhexidine in root canal treatment: A review

Dr. Vishal Thakur (1) , Dr. Manpreet Kaur (2) , Priyanka Jamwal (3) , Bharti Thakur (4)
(1) Dental surgeon at Ekdant Dental Clinic, Himachal Pradesh , India
(2) MDS, Dept of prosthodontics and implantology, BDCH baddi , India
(3) BDS intern, Himachal Dental College Sundernagar , India
(4) M.Sc chemistry, HPU Shimla , India
https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i12.375

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Vol. 3 No. 12 (2020)
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    Chlorhexidine , root canal , irrigants, less toxicity
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Abstract- - Microorganisms and their by-products are considered to be the major cause of pulp and peri-radicular pathologies, and for the dis-infection of these canals we need proper shaping, cleaning of these canals with mechanical instruments and chemical irrigants. Here we are discussing about the chlorohexidine with a concentration of 2% in root canal treatment. It has been found that there is a highly significant reduction in the number of microorganisms in the chlorhexidine-treated specimens after instrumentation and irrigation. Here we will discuss the merits and de-merits of chlorhexidine and its use in root canal as an irrigant or medicaments.

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Dr. Vishal Thakur
Dental surgeon at Ekdant Dental Clinic, Himachal Pradesh
doctorvishal10@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Dr. Manpreet Kaur
MDS, Dept of prosthodontics and implantology, BDCH baddi
Priyanka Jamwal
BDS intern, Himachal Dental College Sundernagar
Bharti Thakur
M.Sc chemistry, HPU Shimla
Thakur, D. V. ., Kaur , D. M. ., Jamwal , P. ., & Thakur, B. . (2020). 2% Chlorhexidine in root canal treatment: A review. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 3(12), 770−774. https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i12.375
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