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ArticleEuropean endodontic journal2018

Effect of DNase Treatment on Adhesion and Early Biofilm Formation of

Sebastian Schlafer, Javier Garcia, Rikke L Meyer, Michael Vaeth, Klaus W Neuhaus

Abstract read
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Article in European endodontic journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. DNase inhibits early biofilm formation inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebastian SchlaferDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Javier GarciaDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Rikke L MeyerDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Michael VaethDepartment of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Klaus W NeuhausDepartment of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Aarhus University · DKUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExtracellular DNA (eDNA) has been shown to be important for biofilm stability of the endodontic pathogen

methods

resultseDNA was present in wells colonized by

conclusionDNase treatment does not disperse endodontic

Indexed as

AdhesionbiofilmDNaseendodontic biofilmsEnterococcus faecalisextracellular DNA

Identifiers

PMID32161861
PMCPMC7006568
OpenAlexW2808033754

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