TY - JOUR
T1 - In vitro antimicrobial activity of maleic acid and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid on endodontic pathogens
AU - Ballal, Nidambur Vasudev
AU - Yegneswaran, Prakash Peralam
AU - Mala, Kundabala
AU - Bhat, Kadengodlu Seetharama
PY - 2011/11/1
Y1 - 2011/11/1
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of 7% maleic acid (MA) and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in elimination of Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans, and Staphylococcus aureus at different time intervals. Study design: Transfer culture of microbial strains were used for inoculum preparation and determination of time-kill assay. The viability counts of 7% MA and 17% EDTA suspensions were performed at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours. Assay results were analyzed by determining number of strains that yielded log 10 CFU/mL of -1 compared with counts at 0 hours, for test medicaments at time intervals. Medicaments were considered to be microbicidal at a minimum inhibitory concentration that reduced original inoculum by >3 log 10 CFU/mL (99.9%) and microbiostatic if inoculum was reduced by <3 log 10 CFU/mL. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square and Fisher exact tests as well as Friedman test for comparison of the time interval within the MA and EDTA groups. Results: At all time intervals, there was no significant difference between MA and EDTA for all of the organisms (P >.05). However, within the MA and EDTA groups at various time intervals, there were significant differences (P <.001). Conclusions: Equivalent antimicrobial activity was observed by MA and EDTA against all of the organisms tested at various periods.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of 7% maleic acid (MA) and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in elimination of Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans, and Staphylococcus aureus at different time intervals. Study design: Transfer culture of microbial strains were used for inoculum preparation and determination of time-kill assay. The viability counts of 7% MA and 17% EDTA suspensions were performed at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours. Assay results were analyzed by determining number of strains that yielded log 10 CFU/mL of -1 compared with counts at 0 hours, for test medicaments at time intervals. Medicaments were considered to be microbicidal at a minimum inhibitory concentration that reduced original inoculum by >3 log 10 CFU/mL (99.9%) and microbiostatic if inoculum was reduced by <3 log 10 CFU/mL. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square and Fisher exact tests as well as Friedman test for comparison of the time interval within the MA and EDTA groups. Results: At all time intervals, there was no significant difference between MA and EDTA for all of the organisms (P >.05). However, within the MA and EDTA groups at various time intervals, there were significant differences (P <.001). Conclusions: Equivalent antimicrobial activity was observed by MA and EDTA against all of the organisms tested at various periods.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.05.023
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.05.023
M3 - Article
C2 - 21872510
AN - SCOPUS:80055098499
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 112
SP - 696
EP - 700
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology
IS - 5
ER -