Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antifungal efficacy of Chitosan as endodontic irrigant against Enterococcus Faecalis and Candida Albicans Biofilm formed on tooth substrate.

Yadav 2017 · Yadav Pankaj, Chaudhary Sarika, Saxena Rajendra K, et al. · Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2017

Included by

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chitosan vs. Sodium Hypochlorite Against Enterococcus faecalis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Yadav 2017 · Figure 2; Figure 3; Supplementary Table S1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
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 participantsHigh
Number of E. faecalis (colony-forming units, CFU/mL)
Chitosan-based irrigant (0.1% to 2%) vs Sodium hypochlorite (2% to 5.2%)
MD -0.28 [-1.54, 0.97]6 studies · 188 participantsHigh

1 including review in total.