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| Bacterial strains | Inhibition zones (diameter in mm) | |||
| MTA-A | MTA-D | Ca(OH)2 * | Portland cement | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 21 (± 0.2887) | 19 (± 0.5774) | 22 (± 0.5774) | 17 (± 0.2887) |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 0 | 0 | 13 (± 0.2887) | 0 |
Ca(OH)2 showed larger inhibition zones against P aeruginosa than B. fragilis (p<0.01) by Tukey test.
