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ArticleIranian endodontic journal2023

Antibacterial Efficacy of Polymer-Coated Ceramic Microparticles Loaded with a Modified Combination of Antibiotics on the

Nazanin Zargar, Ardavan Parhizkar, Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Sara Saedi

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Article in Iranian endodontic journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nazanin ZargarDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ardavan ParhizkarIranian Center for Endodontic Research, Research Institute for Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Javad NasiriDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran.
Sara SaediDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Nano-technology applied for the local delivery of different agents and/or drugs has made its path to endodontics. In the current study, the antibacterial efficacy of biopolymer-coated ceramic microparticles loaded with a modified combination of triple antibiotics, i.e. Penicillin G, Metronidazole and Ciprofloxacin (PMC), was evaluated against two strains of Methods and Materials: After synthesis of the polymer-coated microparticles loaded with antibiotics, the 21-day release of antibiotics were evaluated and a stock solution was produced using the maximum released amount of drugs and distilled water. The antibacterial activity of PMC, triple antibiotic paste (TAP), calcium hydroxide (CH), chlorhexidine (CHX) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) against two bacterial strains was determined using "Minimum Inhibitory Concentration" and "Agar Diffusion Test". Additionally, "Microtiter Plate Assay" was performed to assess anti-biofilm properties. Results: Minimum inhibitory concentration values reported for TAP and PMC were 1/256. PMC showed the maximum diameter of growth inhibition in both strains (33 mm and 35 mm), while CH had the minimum diameters (13 mm and13 mm). Based on microtiter plate assay, TAP showed higher biofilm formation than PMC. Biofilm formation was higher in the standard strain for PMC; however, NaOCl, CHX and CH completely inhibited biofilm formation. Conclusions: Based on the findings of the present study, it could be concluded that PMC and TAP were the most effective medicaments against

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AntibioticsBiofilmEnterococcus FaecalisMicroparticleMicrotiter Plate Assay

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