ArticleJournal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects2026
Ex Vivo Analysis of the Antimicrobial Effect of Diode Laser and Sodium Hypochlorite on
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Introduction: The present study evaluated the efficacy of the diode laser in eliminating Methods: Ninety single-rooted premolars were prepared with Endogal files, incubated anaerobically at 37ºC for 14 days, and randomly assigned to six groups (n=15 per group): G1: irrigation with 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); G2: NaOCl plus diode laser L1 (660 nm, 100 mW, 90 s); G3: NaOCl plus diode laser L2 (808 nm, 100 mW, 90 s); G4: L1 alone; G5: L2 alone; and G6: 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) as control. Root canal samples were collected using sterile paper points, and bacterial load was assessed by mass plating on Mueller‒Hinton agar, followed by incubation at 37ºC for 24 hours to quantify colony-forming units (CFU/mL). Results: The combination of NaOCl and photodynamic therapy (PDT) (G2) significantly reduced bacterial counts compared with NaOCl alone (G1) (Z=2.89, adjusted Conclusion: The combination of 5.25% NaOCl with PDT produced the lowest
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