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ArticleDental research journal2021

Parinaz Esteki, Maryam Zare Jahromi, Arezoo Tahmourespour

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Article in Dental research journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Antibacterial activity of biodentine againstFrontiers in dental medicine · 2024
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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

3 authors.

Parinaz EstekiGraduated of Dental School, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Maryam Zare JahromiDepartment of Endodontics, Dental School, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Arezoo TahmourespourDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Dental School, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study assessed the antimicrobial activity of Biodentine, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), and calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement against MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this

resultsBiodentine showed strong antimicrobial activity against all three microorganisms with an average inhibition zone of 9.10 mm. The inhibitory effect of Biodentine on

conclusionAll cements revealed antimicrobial properties against the tested microbial strains. Biodentine had stronger antimicrobial effects against

Indexed as

Biodentinecalcium-enriched mixture cementCandida albicansEnterococcus faecalismineral trioxide aggregate

Identifiers

PMID34084290
PMCPMC8122692

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