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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2025

Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of sodium dichloroisocyanurate as an intracanal medicament against

Sangita Ilango, Anupama Ramachandran, Sadasiva Kadandale, Charanya Chandrasekaran, Nikesh Sakthi, Sankar Vishwanath

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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 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Sangita IlangoDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Affiliated to TNMGRMU, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anupama RamachandranDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sadasiva KadandaleDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Charanya ChandrasekaranDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nikesh SakthiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sankar VishwanathDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Various formulations of medicaments have been used to eradicate Aim: The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of NaDCC against Materials and Methods: Ninety-six mandibular single-rooted premolars were randomly divided into two groups for inoculation of Results: NaDCC exhibited superior results against E. faecalis and C. albicans after 3 and 7 days compared to chlorhexidine and CH. Conclusion: NaDCC can be considered a potential alternative to calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine as an intracanal medicament for effective root canal disinfection and in secondary endodontic infection.

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Calcium hydroxideCandida albicansEnterococcus faecalisintracanal medicamentsodium dichloroisocyanurate

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PMID40463672
PMCPMC12129283

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