Disinfection of immature teeth with a triple antibiotic paste

J Endod. 2005 Jun;31(6):439-43. doi: 10.1097/01.don.0000148143.80283.ea.

Abstract

This study assessed the efficacy of a triple antibiotic paste in the disinfection of immature dog teeth with apical periodontitis. The canals were sampled before (S1) and after (S2) irrigation with 1.25% NaOCL and after dressing with a triple antibiotic paste (S3), consisting of metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and minocycline. At S1, 100% of the samples cultured positive for bacteria with a mean CFU count of 1.7 x 10. At S2, 10% of the samples cultured bacteria-free with a mean CFU count of 1.4 x 10. At S3, 70% of the samples cultured bacteria-free with a mean CFU count of only 26. Reductions in mean CFU counts between S1 and S2 (p < 0.0001) as well as between S2 and S3 (p < 0.0001) were statistically significant. These results indicate the effectiveness of a triple antibiotic paste in the disinfection of immature teeth with apical periodontitis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic / drug effects
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Dental Pulp / blood supply
  • Dogs
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / pharmacology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Metronidazole / pharmacology
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Minocycline / pharmacology
  • Minocycline / therapeutic use
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic
  • Periapical Periodontitis / drug therapy*
  • Root Canal Irrigants / pharmacology
  • Root Canal Irrigants / therapeutic use*
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / pharmacology
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / therapeutic use
  • Tooth Apex / growth & development

Substances

  • Root Canal Irrigants
  • Metronidazole
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Sodium Hypochlorite
  • Minocycline