Table 4 Mean and standard deviation of adherence of E. faecalis and C. albicans to root dentine treated with various intracanal medicaments
From: Quaternary ammonium silane (k21) based intracanal medicament triggers biofilm destruction
Groups | Enterococcus faecalis | Candida albicans |
|---|---|---|
Mean ±  SD | Mean ±  SD | |
NaOCl irrigation + saline | 56.2 ±  3.9 | 53.2 ±  6.7 |
NaOCl irrigation + k21 | 41.6 ±  9.7 | 48.3 ±  3.2 |
NaOCl irrigation + calcium hydroxide | 49.3 ±  6.3 | 48.7 ±  5.7 |
NaOCl irrigation + chlorhexidine (CHX) | 50.4 ±  3.6 | 49 ±  7.4 |
Saline | 58.1 ±  2.9 | 64 ±  4.2 |
K21 | 51.6 ±  6.3 | 48.8 ±  1.2 |
Calcium hydroxide | 55.0 ±  9 | 57.1 ±  8.9 |
Chlorhexidine (CHX) | 56.9 ±  6 | 57.7 ±  1.8 |