Antibacterial Activity of Hybanthus Enneaspermus against Enterococcus Faecalis - A Root Canal Organism

Kalepu Vamsi^1, and Pradeep Kumar Bholla¹

¹Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Penang International Dental College, Penang, Malaysia

Cite this paper:
Kalepu Vamsi and Pradeep Kumar Bholla. Antibacterial Activity of Hybanthus Enneaspermus against Enterococcus Faecalis - A Root Canal Organism. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2014; 2(6C):14-16. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-2-6C-4

Abstract

The root canal microbes which are responsible for the pulpal diseases have been attempted to be eliminated using various chemical methods. Herbal remedies used in folk medicine provide an interesting and still largely unexplored source for the creation and development of potentially new drugs for chemotherapy. This has been one such attempt aimed at testing the antimicrobial efficacy of Hybanthus enneaspermus, a herbal extract against the most resistant bacteria of the root canal system E.faecalis. This was done using microbiological agar diffusion test which concluded a good inhibiting effect of the aqueous herbal extract on the root canal organism, thus confirming its possible use as a root canal irrigant.

Keywords:
Enterococcus faecalis Hybanthus enneaspermus root canal irrigant

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Figures

References:

[1]	Sundqvist G, “Ecology of the root canal flora,” Journal of Endodontics, 18, 427-430, 1992.
[2]	Valera MC, Rego JM, Jorge AOC, “Effect of sodium hypochlorite and five intracanal medications on Candida albicans in root canals,” Journal of Endodontics, 27, 401-8, 2001.
[3]	Gomes BPFA, Pinheiro ET, Gade-Neto CR, Sousa ELR, Ferraz CCR, Zaia AA, Teixeira FB, Souza - Filho FJ, “Microbiological examinations of infected dental root canals,” Oral Microbiology Immunology, 19, 71-76, 2004.
[4]	Siqueira JF Jr1, Rôças IN, Souto R, de Uzeda M, Colombo AP, “Actinomyces species, streptococci, and Enterococcus faecalis in primary root canal infections,” J Endod., 28 (3), 168-72, Mar. 2002.
[5]	Molander A1, Reit C, Dahlén G, Kvist T, “Microbiological status of root-filled teeth with apical periodontitis,” Int Endod J., 31 (1), 1-7, Jan. 1998.
[6]	Elaine Dang, “Comparison of Sodium Hypochlorite and Chlorhexidine Gluconate: Quality of Current Evidence,” Journal of Young Investigators, Volume 19, 2008.
[7]	Menezes MM, Valere MC, Jorge AOC, Koga-Ito CY, Camargo CHR, Mancini MNG, “In vitro evaluation of the effectiveness of irrigants and intracanal medicaments on microorganisms within root canals,” International Endodontic Journal, 37, 311-319, 2004.
[8]	Kianbakht S, Jahaniani F, “Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Tribulus terrestris L. Growing in Iran,” Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2 (1), 22-24, 2003.
[9]	Sahoo S, Kar DM, Mohapatra S, Rout SP, Dash SK, “Antibacterial activity of Hybanthus enneaspermus against selected urinary tract pathogens” Indian J Pharm Sci, 68, 653-5, 2006.
[10]	Boominathan R, Parimaladevi B, Mandal SC and Ghoshal SK, “Anti-inflammatory evaluation of Ionidium suffruticosam Ging. in rats,” J. Ethnopharmacol, 91 (2-3), 367-70, Apr. 2004.
[11]	Boominathan R, Parimaladevi B and Mandal SC, “Evaluation of antitussive potential of Ionidium suffruticosam Ging. (Violaceae) extract in albino mice,” Phytotherapy Res., 17, 838-9, Aug 2003.
[12]	Weniger B, Lagnika L, Vonthron-Senecheau C, Adjabimey D, Gbenou J, Moudachirou M, Brun R, Anton R and Sanni A, “Evaluation of ethnobotanically selected Benin medicinal plants for their in vitro antiplasmodial activity,” J. Ethnopharmacol., 90 (2-3), 279, Feb. 2004.
[13]	Hemlatha S, Wahi AK, Singh PN and Chansouria JPN, “Anticonvulsant and free radical scavenging activity of Hybanthus enneaspermus: A preliminary screening,”Indian J. Traditional Knowledge, 2 (4), 383-8, Oct. 2003.
[14]	Cowan MM, “Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents,” Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 12 (4), 564-582, Oct. 1999.
[15]	Majumdar PL, Basu A and Mal D, “Chemical constituents of Hybanthus enneaspermus,” Indian J. Chemistry, 17B, 297-8, 1979.