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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2025

Change in serum biomarker levels in patients of apical periodontitis after root canal treatment using two different root canal sealers: A randomized controlled trial.

Jyoti Sharma, Pravin Kumar, Shailja Sharma, Vinay Kumar Chugh, Sharmila Shanmugam, Arun Kumar Patnana

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jyoti SharmaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Pravin KumarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Shailja SharmaDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Vinay Kumar ChughDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Sharmila ShanmugamDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Arun Kumar PatnanaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

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Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to comparatively evaluate the difference in serum pro-inflammatory (soluble cluster of differentiation-14 [sCD14]) and anti-inflammatory (interleukin-10 [IL-10]) biomarkers levels when 2 different root canal sealers are used during root canal treatment (RCT) in systemically healthy patients with apical periodontitis. Methods: The study was a parallel double-blind randomized clinical trial; 54 carious mature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis were randomized using a block randomization technique to either Group 1 (Tubli-seal) ( Results: In Group 1, pro-inflammatory biomarker (sCD-14) demonstrated statistically significant results ( Conclusion: RCT reduces serum pro-inflammatory biomarker levels and no significant changes in levels of anti-inflammatory biomarkers in patients of apical periodontitis.

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Apical periodontitisBioRoot RCS sealerroot canal treatmentserum biomarkers

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PMCPMC12178546

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