Pemilihan medikamen intrakanal antar kunjungan yang rasional

Indrya Kirana Mattulada (Bagian Konservasi Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Padjajaran Bandung, Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2010): Formerly Jurnal Dentofasial ISSN 1412-8926

Bacteria and their products play a fundamental role in the initiation, propagation andpersistence of pulpal and periradicular diseases. Consequently one of the major goalsof endodontic treament is to eliminate all bacteria from the root canal space.Elimination of microorganism from infected root canal is a complicated task.Numerous measures have been described to reduce the numbers of root canalmicroorganism, including the use of various instrumentation techniques, irrigationregimens, and intracanal medication. In endodontic treatment, there are severalmedicament used traditionally. They are phenolic, aldehyde, halogen, calciumhydroxide, and antibiotic. The aim of this paper is to discuss about indication,contraindication and effect of each medicament.