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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2026

Combating

M A Ranjini, M K Mrinaalini, B Vedavathi, Mrinalini Jaichander, Parikshit P Sanni

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Article in Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

M A RanjiniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
M K MrinaaliniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
B VedavathiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Mrinalini JaichanderDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Parikshit P SanniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Context: Persistent endodontic infections caused by Aims: To evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine intracanal medicaments, with and without chitosan nanoparticle incorporation, against Setting and Design: Materials and Methods: An eighty Statistical Analysis Used: Data were statistically analyzed using the one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's Results: CNP incorporation significantly enhanced and prolonged antimicrobial activity. CHX + CNPs showed the largest inhibition zones (28.0 ± 1.9 mm vs. Conclusion: CNPs synergistically potentiate conventional medicaments via deeper diffusion, sustained release, and intrinsic antimicrobial action.

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Calcium hydroxideCandida albicanschitosan nanoparticleschlorhexidineendodonticsEnterococcus faecalisintracanal medicament

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PMID41940369
PMCPMC13048819

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