Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chlorhexidine, MTAD and Chitosan as Root Canal Irrigant against Enterococcus faecalis

Pillai 2018 · Pillai Bhavani Srikrishna, Madhubala Manavalan Madhana, Velmurugan Arumugam, et al. · JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH · 2018

Included by

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chitosan vs. Sodium Hypochlorite Against Enterococcus faecalis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Pillai 2018 · Figure 2; Figure 3; Supplementary Table S1; reference list

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Inhibition rate (inhibition zone diameter, mm) Chitosan-based irrigant (0.1% to 2%) vs Sodium hypochlorite (2% to 5.2%)	MD -4.12 [-12.25, 4.01]	5 studies · 120 participants	High

1 including review in total.