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ArticleJournal of oral microbiology2022

Development of antibacterial composite resin containing chitosan/fluoride microparticles as pit and fissure sealant to prevent caries.

Chun-Cheng Lai, Chun-Pin Lin, Yin-Lin Wang

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Article in Journal of oral microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun-Cheng LaiPediatric Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-5285
Chun-Pin LinGraduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yin-Lin WangGraduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDevelop a fissure sealant containing chitosan/fluoride microparticles (C/F) with antibacterial, fluoride release and recharge ability. MATERIALS AND

methodsChitosan/fluoride microparticles were synthesized and added to Bis-GMA as C/F. The experimental group comprised 0%, 2%, 4% C/F, with Clinpro

results2% and 4% C/F showed antibacterial ability with CFU ratios decreasing to 10% and 25% respectively (

conclusions2% C/F could be an antibacterial sealant with good mechanical strength, fluoride release and recharge ability.

Indexed as

antibacterialchitosan/fluoride microparticlesFissure sealantfluoride rechargefluoride release

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PMID34992735
PMCPMC8725701
OpenAlexW4200212626

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