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Evaluation of EDTA and silver nanoparticle based root canal irrigants on smear layer elimination and dentine surface roughness.

Vathsala N, Abhishek Mehta, Vaibhav Tammanna Chougule, Nilabh Kalita, Sourav Chandra Bidyasagar Bal, Radhika V, Shail D Kushwaha, Vardharajula Venkat Ramaiah

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Vathsala NDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Abhishek MehtaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontic, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Vaibhav Tammanna ChouguleDepartment of Pedodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Nilabh KalitaIntern, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Sourav Chandra Bidyasagar BalDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, S "O" A Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Radhika VDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Jaggi Dental Care, Trichy, India.
Shail D KushwahaIntern, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, India.
Vardharajula Venkat RamaiahDepartment of Public Health, College of Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Successful endodontics procedure is based on complete biomechanical preparation and three dimensional obturaion. Root canal irrigation is to eliminate necrotic pulp tissue remains and smear layers. There are limited reported studies on comparison of nanoparticle based irrigants. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the efficacy of nanoparticle, EDTA irrigants and sodium hypochlorite on smear layer elimination and surface roughness on root canal dentine. Sodium hypochlorite followed by Silver nanoparticle based irrigant showed good efficacy in removal of smear layer. Silver nanoparticle showed minimal surface roughness of root canal dentine compared to sodium hypochlorite and EDTA.

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Ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)root canal irrigantssilver nanoparticlesmears layersurface roughness

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