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ArticleBMC oral health2025

Comparison of calcium hydroxide removal efficiency of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, phytic acid and N-acetylcysteine using sonic activation: a micro-CT study.

Ahmet Tekdemir, Mügem Aslı Ekici, Berkan Çelikten, Bağdagül Helvacıoğlu Kıvanç

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Article in BMC oral health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ahmet TekdemirPrivate Dental Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
Mügem Aslı EkiciDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Emek, Bishkek Avenue. 1.Street, Number:4, Çankaya/Ankara, Ankara, 06490, Turkey. mugemekici@gmail.com.
Berkan ÇeliktenDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Bağdagül Helvacıoğlu KıvançDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Emek, Bishkek Avenue. 1.Street, Number:4, Çankaya/Ankara, Ankara, 06490, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), phytic acid (IP6), and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) with sonic activation on the removal efficiency of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)

methodsThirty-two extracted human mandibular first premolars were used in this study. The teeth were randomly divided into 4 groups based on the chelating agents to be used to remove Ca(OH)

resultsNone of the chelating agents and irrigation techniques completely removed Ca(OH)

conclusionsThe calcium hydroxide removal efficiencies of all three chelating agents were similar. IP6 and NAC can be used as alternatives to EDTA for Ca(OH)

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AcetylcysteineCalcium Chelating AgentsCalcium HydroxideChelating AgentsDental Pulp CavityEdetic AcidPhytic AcidRoot Canal IrrigantsBicuspidHumansRoot Canal PreparationX-Ray MicrotomographyAcetylcysteineCalcium Chelating AgentsCalcium HydroxideChelating AgentsEdetic AcidPhytic AcidRoot Canal IrrigantsAcetylcysteineCalcium hydroxideChelating agentsEthylenediaminetetraacetic acidPhytic acid

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PMID41419903
PMCPMC12831241

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