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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry2024

A Comparative Evaluation of Herbal Extracts and Triple Antibiotic Paste as Intracanal Medicament against

Saritha Golla, Natasha Gambhir, Nidhi Gupta, Rashi Singh, Divya Singh

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  1. Antimicrobial mechanism ofFrontiers in dental medicine · 2026
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5 authors.

Saritha GollaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Santosh (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Natasha GambhirDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Santosh (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-0502
Nidhi GuptaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Santosh (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1086-1336
Rashi SinghDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Santosh (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Divya SinghDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Santosh (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4714-1217

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to compare and evaluate the efficacy of herbal extracts over modified triple antibiotic paste (MTAP) as intracanal medicaments against Materials and methods: A total of 103 samples were taken and divided into five groups: group I-MTAP, group II-ginger, group III-turmeric, group IV-nutmeg, and group V-saline. Based on different concentrations, the groups were again subdivided into subgroups at 100, 50, 25, and 12.5%. Combination groups of ginger + nutmeg, ginger + turmeric, and turmeric + nutmeg were made and evaluated. The combination group showing the best zone of inhibition was again divided into 100, 50, 25, and 12.5% and further evaluated. Results: Modified triple antibiotic was effective in the elimination of Conclusion: This study shows that the combination of ginger + nutmeg at 12.5% concentration (35 mm) showed the highest zone of inhibition among all the herbal combinations, which is almost equal to that of MTAP. How to cite this article: Golla S, Gambhir N, Gupta N,

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Enterococcus faecalisGinger extractIntracanal medicamentsLesion sterilization tissue repairNutmeg extractTriple antibiotic pasteTurmeric extractZone of inhibition agar disk diffusion method

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PMCPMC11320791

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