Larutan irigasi saluran akar

Irrigation of root canal is an essential part that supports the success of root canal treatment as it removes necrotic tissues, microorganisms and dentin chips from infected root canal through flushing of irrigants. Despite its usefulness as an antimicrobial agent, irrigants are also toxic that can cause irritations when inadvertently forced into the periapical tissue. The choice of irrigants needs good knowledge of irrigants’ characteristics, undertsanding an appropriate technique of irrigation, and type of microorganisms involved in root canal infection that support the effectiveness of irrigants. This paper is aimed to discuss the characteristics of some irrigants commonly used in root canal treatment and also to present the results obtained from some clinical investigations.