Behnam Bolhari
Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - A novel binary chlorhexidine-chitosan irrigant with high permeability, and long lasting synergic antibacterial effect.
Objective.Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) is an irrigant with a reasonable antibacterial ability and rather high permeability yet often fails to remove the smear layer. To solve this problem, CHX is upgraded through its complexion with chitosan (CS). Methods.Molar roots are split longitudinally by a rotary diamond saw. Chlorhexidine-chitosan (CHX-CS) is made by combinatio...
[ 2 ] - A New Nano-Chitosan Irrigant with Superior Smear Layer Removal and Penetration
Our primary objective was to measure root canal penetrations of aqueous antibacterial nano-chitosan (Nano-CS), for the first time. The second objective was to compare and contrast such penetrations to those of chitosan (CS) itself, as well as sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), chlorhexidine (CHX) and ethylenediamintetraacetic acid (EDTA), at the routinely used concentrations. Molar roots were split l...
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