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ReviewJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2025

Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of mineral trioxide aggregate with and without silver nanoparticles: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mansi Vandekar, Gayatri Pendse, Nikita Toprani, Shreya U Hulyal, Priyanka Panikkar, Ellina Tewary

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Review 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mansi VandekarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Gayatri PendseDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Nikita TopraniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Shreya U HulyalDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Priyanka PanikkarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Ellina TewaryDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is widely utilized in endodontics due to its excellent sealing properties and biocompatibility. However, its limited antibacterial efficacy, particularly against resistant microorganisms such as

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Antimicrobial efficacyEnterococcus faecalismeta-analysismineral trioxide aggregatesilver nanoparticlessystematic review

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PMID40964638
PMCPMC12440335

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