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Antibacterial efficacy of intracanal medicaments on bacterial biofilm: a critical review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Calcium hypochlorite on mouse embryonic fibroblast cells (NIH3T3) in vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity: MTT and comet assay.Molecular biology reports · 2020Article
- Pattern of Disinfection of Root Canal Dentin by Alternated Acid-Base Irrigating Regimen.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2019Article
- Demetallization of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm: a preliminary study.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2018Article
- Biofilms in Endodontics-Current Status and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- Therapeutic Potential of Gramicidin S in the Treatment of Root Canal Infections.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
- Antibacterial Efficacy of Super-Oxidized Water onJundishapur journal of microbiology · 2016Article
- Antimicrobial activity of tetraacetylethylenediamine-sodium perborate versus sodium hypochlorite against Enterococcus faecalis.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2016Article
- Analgesic effect of odontopaste and a compound intracanal medicament between root canal therapy appointments.Jundishapur journal of natural pharmaceutical products · 2013Article
- Evaluation of a nonthermal plasma needle to eliminate ex vivo biofilms in root canals of extracted human teeth.International endodontic journal · 2013Article
- In Vitro Antimicrobial Effect of a Cold Plasma Jet against Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms.ISRN dentistry · 2012Article
- An AMSTAR assessment of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of oral healthcare interventions published in the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS).Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2011Review
- Canal and isthmus debridement efficacies of two irrigant agitation techniques in a closed system.International endodontic journal · 2010Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss critically the antibacterial efficacy of intracanal medicaments on bacterial biofilm. Longitudinal studies were evaluated by a systematic review of English-language articles retrieved from electronic biomedical journal databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL) and handsearching records, using different matches of keywords for root canal biofilm, between 1966 and August 1st, 2007. The selected articles were identified from titles, abstracts and full-text articles by two independent reviewers, considering the tabulated inclusion and exclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. The search retrieved 91 related articles, of which 8.8% referred to in vivo studies demonstrating the lack of efficacy of endodontic therapy on bacterial biofilm. Intracanal medicaments were found to have a limited action against bacterial biofilm.
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