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. 2024 Jan;27(1):17-23.
doi: 10.4103/JCDE.JCDE_138_23. Epub 2024 Jan 13.

Comparative assessment of nanosized intracanal medicaments on penetration and fracture resistance of root dentin - An in vitro study

B R Prashanth  1 , Bhoomika Revankar  2 , Rupali Karale  1 , Prashant P Moogi  2 , M G Mangala  1 , Amaresh Kumar Sahoo  3
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Comparative assessment of nanosized intracanal medicaments on penetration and fracture resistance of root dentin - An in vitro study

B R Prashanth et al. J Conserv Dent Endod. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Context: The antimicrobial potential of conventional medicaments is reduced due to their limited permeability. The use of calcium hydroxide (CH) is known to reduce the root strength. Nano intracanal medicaments have the following advantages over conventional such as higher surface area and chemical reactivity, and due to its nanosize, have better penetrability, supporting its possible use as an intracanal medicament. Nano versions of CH, chitosan (CS), CS + CH, curcumin (T), and its conventional forms are used in our study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the depth of penetration of nanosized intracanal medicaments and their effect on fracture resistance of root dentin.

Materials and methods: Eighty extracted single-rooted teeth were used after decoronation. Canals were enlarged up to size 30 (0.04° taper) using Neoendo instruments (Orikam, India). Teeth were randomly assigned to two broad groups based on the type of intracanal medicament used; Group A: control (conventional) (n = 40) and Group B: nanosized intracanal medicaments (n = 40). Each group was subdivided into four experimental groups (n = 10), Group A1: CH, Group A2: CS, Group A3: curcumin (T), Group A4: CS + CH, Group B1: nano calcium hydroxide (NCH), Group B2: nano CS (NCS), Group B3: nano curcumin (NT), and Group B4: NCS + nano calcium hydroxide (NCS + NCH). All the specimens were stored in a humidor at 37°C for 4 weeks. Out of 10 specimens from each group, five specimens were used for evaluating the depth of penetration using a confocal laser scanning electron microscope, and the remaining five specimens were used for evaluating fracture resistance in a universal testing machine at the end of 4 weeks. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and intergroup comparison using Tukey's post hoc multiple comparison test.

Results: The highest fracture resistance was seen with NCS and the maximum depth of penetration with nano calcium hydroxide (NCH).

Conclusion: The fracture resistance and depth of penetration at a 4-week interval were higher in nano forms compared to their micro-sized counterparts with all groups. The coronal section presented the highest depth of penetration of intracanal medicaments followed by the middle and least in the apical section of root dentin with all groups.

Keywords: Depth of penetration; fracture resistance; intracanal medicament; nano calcium hydroxide; nano chitosan; nanoparticle.

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Figures

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Figure 1
The size of nano calcium hydroxide ranged between 226.5 and 256.7 nm with mean value of 240.8 nm as effective diameter
Figure 2
Figure 2
CLSM images of the depth of penetration of nano calcium hydroxide(2A) and nanocurcumin(2B) at the coronal (a), middle (b), and apical (c) levels
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