ReviewJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Natural Extracts as Biological Smear Layer Removing Agents: A Literature Review.
Review in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Impact of laser-assisted and different pre-treatment modalities on dentin surface interface and bond strength of fiber posts (In-vitro study).Head & face medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of phytic acid and etidronic acid using continuous and sequential chelation on the removal of smear layer, dentin microhardness, and push-out bond strength of calcium silicate-based cement.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effect of collagen cross-linking agents on the depth of penetration of bioceramic sealer and release of hydroxyproline: AnJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this article is to identify whether natural irrigants are better than synthetic conventional irrigants for smear layer removal and to analyze their influence on mechanical and chemical radicular dentin properties. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe last electronic search was performed on June 2020 through five databases, limited to articles either published or accepted for publication in the English language using the following keywords: "Natural extracts" or "Fruit and plant extracts" and "Smear layer removal."
resultsAccording to the inclusion criteria, 36 articles were included. Most studies revealed that apple or apple cider vinegars, grape seed extract,
conclusionNatural irrigants are effective smear layer removing agents with the least deteriorated effect on mechanical and chemical radicular dentin properties compared with synthetic agents.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.