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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Investigations of the Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Different Disinfection Protocols Against Endodontic Pathogens in Root Canal Systems.

Hitesh Chohan, Sanjana Khullar, Ria H Patel, Jyotirmayee Rath, Sameera Mohammed, Savadamoorthi Kamatchi Subramani

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Article 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 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Hitesh ChohanDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sanjana KhullarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ria H PatelBDS Student, AMC Dental College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Jyotirmayee RathDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Hitech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Sameera MohammedDr Tooth Dental Clinic, Kottakal, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Savadamoorthi Kamatchi SubramaniDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To compare the antimicrobial effectiveness of erbium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er: YAG) laser, ozone therapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and sodium hypochlorite against endodontic pathogens. Methods: Standardized root canal models inoculated with Results: Er: YAG laser demonstrated the highest efficacy against Conclusions: Laser and photodynamic therapies show promise as alternatives to traditional chemical disinfection in endodontics, potentially improving treatment outcomes. Further research is needed to optimize these protocols for clinical use.

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Antimicrobial efficacyendodontic disinfectionEr: YAG laserozone therapyphotodynamic therapyroot canal treatmentsodium hypochlorite

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PMID39926941
PMCPMC11805016

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