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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2025

Antibacterial efficacy of nitrofurantoin impregnated with silver nanoparticles as an intracanal medicament.

Akansha Tilokani, Prasanti Kumari Pradhan, Ratikanta Tripathy, Gaurav Patri, Prahlad Saraf, Yash Sinha

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Article in Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Akansha TilokaniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Prasanti Kumari PradhanDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Ratikanta TripathyDepartment of Pharmacology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Gaurav PatriDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Prahlad SarafDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMNM Dental College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
Yash SinhaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the antibacterial efficacy of nitrofurantoin (Nit) and calcium hydroxide (CH) coated with silver nanoparticle (AgNP) against Materials and Methods: Seventy-eight extracted noncarious human single-rooted teeth were decoronated and chemomechanical preparation was done. The decoronated roots were inoculated with Results: Flow cytometry analysis revealed that antibacterial activity of intracanal medicament was highest for Nit + AgNp. The least activity was observed for AgNP. Conclusion: Both Nit and Nit with 0.02% AgNP can be used as potential intracanal medicaments against

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Calcium hydroxideEnterococcus faecalisnitrofurantoinsilver nanoparticle

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PMID39974672
PMCPMC11835348

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