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Effect Of Using Boswellia Sacra Extract As Final Irrigant On Removal Of Smear Layer, Nehad Ahmad, Hemat Elsheikh, Maha Elhousiny
Effect Of Using Boswellia Sacra Extract As Final Irrigant On Removal Of Smear Layer, Nehad Ahmad, Hemat Elsheikh, Maha Elhousiny
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of 10% Boswellia sacra water extract (B. sacra) as a final irrigant on smear layer removal consequent to primary irrigation with 2.6% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). Material and Methods: Thirty-six palatal &distal roots from extracted maxillary & mandibular molars have being instrumented and categorized into 3 experimental groups depending on the final irrigant used: (12 samples each), Group I: irrigated with 10% B. sacra extract. Group II: irrigated with 17% EDTA. Group III: control group irrigated with sterile saline. Irrigation was performed with 5ml of test substances for 1 minute. Scanning electron microscopic analysis was performed …