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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2026

Antibacterial efficacy of calcium hydroxide, polyantibiotic paste, and

S G Sreelekshmi, R V Vineet, Rajesh Pillai, A Afsal, Charutha Arun, Aarathy Syanth

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

S G SreelekshmiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
R V VineetDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Rajesh PillaiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
A AfsalDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Charutha ArunDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Aarathy SyanthDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Persistent Objective: To compare the antibacterial efficacy of calcium hydroxide with Methods: Twenty-eight extracted mandibular premolars were prepared and inoculated with Results: CFUs were highest in controls (318.00), reduced with calcium hydroxide (204.57), and further lowered by Neosporin-H (143.00). The calcium hydroxide + Conclusion:

Indexed as

Antibacterial efficacycalcium hydroxidecolony-forming unitsendodontic therapyLaccifer laccaNeosporin-H

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PMID42306604
PMCPMC13268543

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