Phytotherapy as an alternative to conventional intracanal medication

Roberta Passos do Espirito Santo
Carolina de Lélis Rodrigues Pereira
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Vinicius Medina Detone
Maria das Graças Afonso Miranda Chaves

    Roberta Passos do Espirito Santo

    1 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

    Carolina de Lélis Rodrigues Pereira

    Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF).Campus Universitário - Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n - São Pedro, Juiz de Fora - MG, 36036-900

    OrcID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-5914

    Dentist surgeon. Master student in Dental Clinic by the Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Graduated in Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry of UFJF (2014 - 2019). He has a course on Botulinum Toxin and facial fillers (NEEO-2019) and a training course on venipuncture and use of fibrin-rich PRF platelets (UFJF-2019). He has professional experience working in the field of dental radiology and general practice. During graduation he worked as a scholarship holder in the following projects: Clinical extension project for teenagers (2019); monitoring the discipline of Maxillofacial Pathology III for 3 periods (2017 and 2018), in which she participated in the organization of scientific events and served as a tutor. Participated as a volunteer in the following projects: extension project Dental treatment for cancer patients - TOPO (2019); monitoring the disciplines of Periodontics I and Periodontics II (2019); Professional Training project in Dental Radiology (2017); and Professional Training in Submission and Presentation of academic articles (2016).

    Vinicius Medina Detone

    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

    Dental surgeon graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2014). Specialist in Family Health (2017). Specialization in Orofacial Harmonization (ongoing).

    Maria das Graças Afonso Miranda Chaves

    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

    Graduated in Dentistry from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1973), Master in Dental Clinic - Dental Prosthesis from University Brazil (1988) and PhD in Oral Biopathology from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2002). He is currently director of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and associate professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. He has experience in the area of Education, with an emphasis on Education, working mainly on the following topics: special patient, dentistry, dental treatment, dental care and cancer.

Keywords

Endodontics
Enterococcus faecalis
Propolis
Phytotherapy

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial action of four conventional intracanal medications and the natural substance (20% propolis tincture) as an alternative intracanal medication, against bacterial strains Enterococcus faecalis and Kocuria Rhizophila. The agar diffusion test was performed in duplicate for the following substances: calcium hydroxide, 2% chlorhexidine solution, camphoric paramonochlorophenol (PMCC), Otosporin®, and 20% propolis tincture. The inhibition halos were measured after 24 h, then the average between the two plates was made, and then the value found was subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc test (Tukey HSD). There was a statistically significant difference between all tested substances (p <0.05), except for calcium hydroxide and Otosporin® against the E. faecalis strain. The propolis tincture showed a good antimicrobial action, with results superior to calcium hydroxide, Otosporin® and PMCC against E. faecalis e; to calcium hydroxide against K. rhizophila. However, the most effective substance for both bacteria was the 2% chlorhexidine solution. It is concluded that propolis is a viable alternative as an intracanal medication, because it has satisfactory antibacterial action, is natural, non-toxic, biocompatible, and of low cost.

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  • Roberta Passos do Espirito Santo
    1 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
  • Carolina de Lélis Rodrigues Pereira
    Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF).Campus Universitário - Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n - São Pedro, Juiz de Fora - MG, 36036-900
    http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-5914
  • Vinicius Medina Detone
    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
  • Maria das Graças Afonso Miranda Chaves
    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), University campus, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, no number, São Pedro, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

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