Microbiological aspects of root canal infections and disinfection strategies: an update review on the current knowledge and challenges

J Wong, D Manoil, P Näsman, GN Belibasakis… - Frontiers in Oral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The oral cavity is the habitat of several hundreds of microbial taxa that have evolved to
coexist in multispecies communities in this unique ecosystem. By contrast, the internal tissue …

Applications of cold atmospheric pressure plasma in dentistry

AC Borges, KG Kostov, RS Pessoa, GMA de Abreu… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plasma is an electrically conducting medium that responds to electric and magnetic fields. It
consists of large quantities of highly reactive species, such as ions, energetic electrons …

Injectable MMP-responsive nanotube-modified gelatin hydrogel for dental infection ablation

JS Ribeiro, EAF Bordini, JA Ferreira, L Mei… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A photocrosslinkable gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel has been widely examined in
regenerative engineering because of its good cell–tissue affinity and degradability in the …

Cleaning and shaping of the root canal system

OA Peters, CI Peters - Cohen's Pathway of the Pulp ed, 2020 - books.google.com
Clinical endodontics encompasses a number of treatments that share the common goal of
preventing and treating microbial contamination of pulps and root canal systems. Treatment …

Design and characterization of a chitosan-enriched fibrin hydrogel for human dental pulp regeneration

M Ducret, A Montembault, J Josse, M Pasdeloup… - Dental Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Regenerating a functional dental pulp in the pulpectomized root canal has been
recently proposed as a novel therapeutic strategy in dentistry. To reach this goal, designing …

The potential translational applications of nanoparticles in endodontics

J Wong, T Zou, AHC Lee, C Zhang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology has substantially progressed in the past decades, giving rise to numerous
possible applications in different biomedical fields. In particular, the use of nanoparticles in …

Biofilm in endodontics: In vitro cultivation possibilities, sonic-, ultrasonic-and laser-assisted removal techniques and evaluation of the cleaning efficacy

U Josic, C Mazzitelli, T Maravic, A Fidler, L Breschi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Incomplete and inadequate removal of endodontic biofilm during root canal treatment often
leads to the clinical failure. Over the past decade, biofilm eradication techniques, such as …

Systematic review on the role of lasers in endodontic therapy: valuable adjunct treatment?

E Anagnostaki, V Mylona, S Parker, E Lynch… - Dentistry Journal, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Adjunctive instruments, such as lasers have been investigated to address
the risk of failure of endodontic therapy due to the complexity of the root canal system …

The potential application of natural photosensitizers used in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against oral infections

S Afrasiabi, A Partoazar, N Chiniforush, R Goudarzi - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral health problems and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic
bacterial strains have become major global challenges and are essential elements that …

Emerging contact-killing antibacterial strategies for developing anti-biofilm dental polymeric restorative materials

H Mitwalli, R Alsahafi, AA Balhaddad, MD Weir… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymeric materials are the first choice for restoring tooth cavities, bonding tooth-colored
fillings, sealing root canal systems, and many other dental restorative applications. However …