This In Vivo study aimed to compare the antibacterial activity of
alcoholic extract of propolis and Miswak with sodium hypochlorite and saline.
The study was performed on 40 infected single root canals for
patients of both sexes, regardless of gender or age.
Essential oils from peels of 6 citrus species were extracted. The species were
lemon (Citrus limon), orange (C. sinensis), grapefruit (C. paradisi), pomelo
(C. maxima), mandarin (C. reticulata) and bitter lemon (C. aurantium) using
hydro-distillat
ion (Clevenger type).
In general Gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive to the oil
extracts tested than Gram-negative bacteria, and P. aeruginosa was the most
sensitive within the Gram-negative group.
