Efficacy of using chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles as final irrigating solutions on smear layer removal and mineral content of intraradicular dentin

• Main Authors: Heba Abdelkafy (Author), Hemat Mostafa Elsheikh (Author), Mohamed Medhat Kataia (Author), Rasha Mohamed Marzouk (Author), E Abdeltwab (Author), A Atta (Author), Fatma Abd El-Rahman Taher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study evaluated the effect of using chitosan, nano-chitosan, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as final irrigating solutions on smear layer cleanliness and Ca/P ratio of dentin. Methodology: Forty-eight decoronated human single-rooted teeth were used. They were divided rand...