Enterococcus faecalis is a major causative agent of endodontic treatment failure. The purpose of this study was to investigate bactericidal effects of ethanol extract of Garcinia mangostana L. (mangosteen extract) on five strains of E. faecalis that were isolated from human oral cavities. The bactericidal effects of mangosteen extract were assessed by measurement of minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) value. The cytotoxicity of mangosteen extract on immortalized human gingival fibroblasts, hTERT-hNOF, was determined based on cell counting method. The data revealed the MBC value of mangosteen extract against the E. faecalis strains was 4 ㎍/ml. Additionally, the cell viability of mangosteen extract on hTERT-hNOF was 83.7-89.1% at the 1 to 16 ㎍/ml. These findings indicated that mangosteen extract could be used as a root canal cleaner during management of endodontic treatment failure caused by E. faecalis.

서 론
 재료 및 방법
  세균 및 배양
  최소살균농도(minimum bactericidal concentration,MBC) 측정
  세포 독성 실험
 결 과
 고 찰
 References

• Tae-Young Park(Department of Conservative Dentistry, Chosun University)
• Yun Kyong Lim(Korean Collection for Oral Microbiology and Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Chosun University)
• Dae Sung Lee(Medi Bio Lab Co., Ltd.) Correspondence to
• Joong-Ki Kook(Korean Collection for Oral Microbiology and Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) Correspondence to