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. 2018 Spring;13(2):234–239. doi: 10.22037/iej.v13i2.19227

Table 2.

Effect of the smear layer on the antifungal efficacy of different irrigants

Irrigant (N) With smear layer
Without smear layer
Colony count [CFU/mL; mean (SD)] Colony count [CFU/mL; mean (SD)]
30% Propolis (10) 20.00 (52.92) 14.00 (25.03)
MTAD (10) 3606.70 (2520.8)a 1818.00 (2518.8)b
2% Chlorhexidine (10) 0.00 (0.00) 2.00 (6.32)
3% NaOCl (10) 4.00 (12.65) 4.00 (12.65)

Different superscript letters indicated statistical significance