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ReviewInternational endodontic journal2024

Microrobotics in endodontics: A perspective.

Alaa Babeer, Sarah Bukhari, Rayan Alrehaili, Bekir Karabucak, Hyun Koo

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Review in International endodontic journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Current applications and future perspectives of automation technologies and devices in oral diagnosis and treatment].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026
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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

5 authors.

Alaa BabeerDepartment of Oral Biology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8697-5164
Sarah BukhariDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rayan AlrehailiDepartment of Endodontics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bekir KarabucakDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4596-0489
Hyun KooBiofilm Research Labs, Department of Orthodontics, Divisions of Pediatric Dentistry and Community of Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9143-2076

Funding

Biofilm Elimination and Caries Prevention using Multifunctional NanocatalystsR01DE025848 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KOO, HYUN · 2017 to 2025
$5.6M
Small Scale Robotics for Automated Dental Biofilm TheranosticsR01DE031491 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KOO, HYUN, STEAGER, EDWARD · 2023 to 2025
$1.9M
Small Scale Robotics for Automated Dental Biofilm TreatmentR56DE029985 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KOO, HYUN, STEAGER, EDWARD · 2021 to 2021
$656k
National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research DE031491NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE025848NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031491NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE029985
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microorganisms are the primary aetiological factor of apical periodontitis. The goal of endodontic treatment is to prevent and eliminate the infection by removing the microorganisms. However, microbial biofilms and the complex root canal anatomy impair the disinfection process. Effective and precise endodontic therapy could potentially be achieved using advanced multifunctional technologies that have the ability to access hard-to-reach surfaces and perform simultaneous biofilm killing, removal, and detection of microorganisms. Advances in microrobotics are providing novel therapeutic and diagnostic opportunities with high precision and efficacy to address current biofilm-related challenges in biomedicine. Concurrently, multifunctional magnetic microrobots have been developed to overcome the disinfection challenges of current approaches to disrupt, kill, and retrieve biofilms with the goal of enhancing the efficacy and precision of endodontic therapy. This article reviews the recent advances of microrobotics in healthcare and particularly advances to overcome disinfection challenges in endodontics, and provides perspectives for future research in the field.

Indexed as

BiofilmsDisinfectionDental Pulp CavityEndodonticsHumansPeriapical PeriodontitisRoboticsRoot Canal Therapyantimicrobialsbiofilm(s)canal disinfectiondiagnostic systemsdrug deliverynanotechnology

Identifiers

PMID38761098
PMCPMC11324335

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