Antibacterial efficacy of intracanal medicaments on bacterial biofilm: a critical review
J. appl. oral sci
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17(1): 1-7, Jan.-Feb. 2009. tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-502762
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to discuss critically the antibacterial efficacy of intracanal medicaments on bacterial biofilm. Longitudinal studies were evaluated by a systematic review of English-language articles retrieved from electronic biomedical journal databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL) and handsearching records, using different matches of keywords for root canal biofilm, between 1966 and August 1st, 2007. The selected articles were identified from titles, abstracts and full-text articles by two independent reviewers, considering the tabulated inclusion and exclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. The search retrieved 91 related articles, of which 8.8 percent referred to in vivo studies demonstrating the lack of efficacy of endodontic therapy on bacterial biofilm. Intracanal medicaments were found to have a limited action against bacterial biofilm.
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Main subject:
Root Canal Irrigants
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Biofilms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. appl. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Goiás/BR
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Federal University of Paraná/BR
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Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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