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ArticleFrontiers in dental medicine2026

Comparative evaluation of the effect of simvastatin and modified triple antibiotic paste on microhardness and fracture resistance of root dentin-an

Pradeep Kumar, Megha Sreekumar, S Vidhyadhara Shetty, Nikhil Harikrishnan, Natasha Shetty, Jayaprakash K

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Pradeep KumarDepartment of Consrvative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.
Megha SreekumarDepartment of Consrvative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.
S Vidhyadhara ShettyDepartment of Consrvative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.
Nikhil HarikrishnanDepartment of Consrvative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.
Natasha ShettyDepartment of Consrvative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.
Jayaprakash KDepartment of Dental Materials, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, India.

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Abstract

Background: An ideal intracanal medicament should provide effective antimicrobial action while preserving radicular dentin. This Materials and methods: Fifty-four single-rooted human premolars were randomly assigned to three groups ( Results: Both simvastatin and mTAP significantly reduced dentin microhardness compared with baseline ( Conclusion: Both medicaments were associated with changes in mechanical properties of root dentin. Simvastatin showed the greatest reduction in microhardness and the lowest fracture resistance among the tested groups. These findings should be interpreted within the limitations of the

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dentin microhardnessfracture resistancemodified triple antibiotic paste (mTAP)regenerative endodonticssimvastatin

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PMCPMC13672000

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