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The cements used for pulp-capping should also ensure good anti-microbial properties. The present study was carried out to detect the antimicrobial efficacy of the commonly used cements by culturing the samples directly from DDC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To determine the efficacy of dental cements in the growth inhibition of microorganisms involved in DDC using direct contact anaerobic culture test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      100 samples of DDC were collected in RTF. Ten microliters of the specimen containing RTF was incubated in thioglycolate broth consisting of 1 mm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      cement blocks of GIC, CaOH\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      , ZnOE and MTA anaerobically for 24 hours. This was further sub-cultured using selective media for streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus and bifidobacterium. Growth inhibition was measured by calculating the number of CFUs and statistically analysed using ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc tests.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Tests showed variation in the anti-microbial effects of the cements and was highly significant at\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001. Bifidobacterium showed most number of CFUs. MTA was the most effective pulp capping agent exhibiting 87.13% reduction in microbial growth, followed closely by ZnOE (84.6%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A conservative approach to treat DDC is the need of the hour which calls for the use of pulp capping cements of good antimicrobial efficacy. 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