Description

Chlor X is an antibacterial irrigation and cleansing agent for root canal prior to filling with resin material.

It is effective against certain NaOcl resistant bacterial strains.

Advantages :

• Highly biocompatible to oral tissues
• Possess optimal antibacterial properties against gram positive and gram negative bacteria
• Known for its pleasant odour and taste
• Largely accepted in uncooperative pediatric patients
• Non irritating, well tolerated by periapical tissues

INDICATIONS :-

• It is widely indicated as final irrigant during chemomechanical preparation.
•  It is choice of irrigant while performing retreatment root canal procedures.
• It is indicated as an irrigant in apical 3rd of root before retrograde filling during apicoectomy (root end surgery).
• It is a potent irrigant while treating internal/external resorption cases.
• It is widely used before sealing (coronal/radicular) perforation in the tooth