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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Intracanal Medicaments Incorporated With Nanoparticles in Primary Teeth: An In Vitro Study.

Azra Kaukab, Sridhar Nekkanti

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evaluating Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity of Potential Therapeutics Against Enterococcus faecalis in Endodontic Pathologies.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  2. Antibiotic approaches to endodontic regeneration.Biomaterial investigations in dentistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Azra KaukabDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Sridhar NekkantiDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6219-6641

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Placing an intracanal medicament helps in the disinfection of primary root canals, and nanoparticles enhance the material properties by increasing the physical and chemical reactivity. The study was aimed at assessing the efficacy of calcium hydroxide+calcium hydroxide nanoparticles and zinc oxide+zinc oxide nanoparticles as an intracanal medicament when compared with calcium hydroxide and zinc oxide eugenol in terms of antibacterial efficacy and penetration depth. Forty extracted human primary teeth were included in the study. Of these, 40 teeth were divided into two subgroups-Group A (to assess antibacterial efficacy) and Group B (to assess penetration depth). The teeth in Group A were contaminated with an

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Anti-Infective AgentsNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemRoot Canal IrrigantsTooth, DeciduousCalcium HydroxideDisinfectantsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesPulpectomyZinc OxideAnti-Infective AgentsCalcium HydroxideDisinfectantsNanoparticle Drug Delivery SystemRoot Canal IrrigantsZinc Oxide

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PMID40524740
PMCPMC12170068

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