@article{PRATHITA_DJAUHARIE_MEIDYAWATI_2019, title={ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE AND CALCIUM HYDROXIDE SEALER ON ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS STRAIN ATCC29212}, volume={11}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijap/article/view/33395}, DOI={10.22159/ijap.2019.v11s1.AR178}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective</strong>: The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)<br>sealers on Enterococcus faecalis at various time points after the preparation of the sealer.<br><strong>Methods</strong>: Antimicrobial activity of MTA and Ca(OH)2 sealer on E. faecalis (ATCC 29212) was assessed by the direct contact test immediately, 1 day,<br>and 7 days after the preparation of the sealer.<br><strong>Results</strong>: The antimicrobial effect of MTA sealer was greatest 1 and 7 days after the preparation of the sealer. The effect of Ca(OH)2 was greatest 1 day<br>after the preparation of the sealer.<br><strong>Conclusion</strong>: MTA sealer showed constant antimicrobial activity on E. faecalis overtime. By contrast, Ca(OH)2 sealer showed decreasing antimicrobial<br>activity overtime, with the greatest antimicrobial activity being 1 day after the preparation of the sealer.</p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics}, author={PRATHITA, TARA and DJAUHARIE, NILA KESUMA and MEIDYAWATI, RATNA}, year={2019}, month={Apr.}, pages={123–125} }