Evaluation of antimicrobial activity against Enterococcus faecalis of activated chelating agents in different final rinse protocols: An ex vivo study

To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the following chelating agents against Enterococcus faecalis using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis: 1% peracetic acid (PA), 1% peracetic acid with 0.1% cetrimide (PAC), and 17% ethylenediami