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ArticleScientific reports2021

Evaluation of the anti-biofilm effect of poloxamer-based thermoreversible gel of silver nanoparticles as a potential medication for root canal therapy.

Ting Liu, Aerdake Aman, Muniremu Ainiwaer, Liang Ding, Fei Zhang, Qingang Hu, Yuxian Song, Yanhong Ni, Xuna Tang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ting LiuNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Aerdake AmanNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Muniremu AiniwaerNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Liang DingCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Fei ZhangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Qingang HuNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Yuxian SongCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Yanhong NiCentral Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Xuna TangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China. xunatang@126.com.
Nanjing University · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

Nanjing Medical Science and Technique Development Foundation YKK16157State Key Lab. for Novel Software Technology(Nanjing University) foundation KFKT2018B16the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Nanjing University 20620140258、021414380009the Nanjing Foundation for Development of Science and Technology 201715040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) poloxamer thermoreversible gel (AgNPs-PL) and investigate whether this gel could provide sustained antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) in the root canal. The gels fabricated were characterized in terms of gelatin temperature, particle size, in-vitro Ag

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsCalcium HydroxideDental Pulp CavityEnterococcus faecalisFemaleHumansMaleMetal NanoparticlesPoloxamerRoot Canal IrrigantsSilverAnti-Bacterial AgentsCalcium HydroxidePoloxamerRoot Canal IrrigantsSilver

Identifiers

PMID34131273
PMCPMC8206346
OpenAlexW3168257017

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