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ReviewJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Biofilm in Endodontic Infection and its Advanced Therapeutic Options - An Updated Review.

Srilekha Jayakumar, Dinesh Sridhar, Bindu M John, Karthikeyan Arumugam, Prashanth Ponnusamy, Hema Pulidindi

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Review in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. 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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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

The trial behind it

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Srilekha JayakumarReader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Chengalpettu, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dinesh SridharDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Group of Institutions, Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College and Hospital, Ariyur, Puducherry, India.
Bindu M JohnDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Group of Institutions, Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College and Hospital, Ariyur, Puducherry, India.
Karthikeyan ArumugamDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Group of Institutions, Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College and Hospital, Ariyur, Puducherry, India.
Prashanth PonnusamyDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India.
Hema PulidindiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Group of Institutions, Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College and Hospital, Ariyur, Puducherry, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulpal and periapical pathosis are biofilm-induced infections. Understanding the complex nature of endodontic biofilm would help to create a new disinfection strategy to eliminate the microorganism from the root canal system. The intricate canal structure creates challenges for proper disinfection, necessitating the need to understand the biofilm structure, composition, and mechanism within the biofilm community. This paper describes the endodontic biofilm structure, formation of biofilm, and advanced therapeutic options for combating the biofilm community within the root canal system.

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Biofilmendodontic infectionsnanoparticlesphage therapy

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PMID38882733
PMCPMC11174291

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