Evaluation of honey as a root canal disinfectant

ABSTRACT

Sixty single rooted teeth were taken to investigate antimicrobial potential of honey. The honey was placed in the canal as intracanal dressing. Microbiological examination revealed that 26 teeth gave positive culture at third day and only 12 teeth gave positive culture at seventh day. These results indicate that honey has an antibacterial property when used as an intracanal medicament. The result of clinical evaluation of post operative pain on 3[rd] and 7[th] post operative day showed that honey played a satisfactory role in relieving postoperative pain. The honey also gives good results to eliminate the apical exudation