Can the Concentration of Citric Acid Affect Its Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity?

• Main Authors: Luciano Giardino (Author), Luigi Generali (Author), Paolo Savadori (Author), Mirela Cesar Barros (Author), Leticia Lobo de Melo Simas (Author), Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk (Author), Wojciech Wilkoński (Author), Vasudev Ballal (Author), Flaviana Bombarda de Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: There has been no unanimity concerning the ideal concentration of citric acid for safe use in clinical practice. This study evaluated the cytotoxicity and the antibacterial activity in infected dentinal tubules of 10% and 1% citric acid (CA) solutions. Methods: The cytotoxicity of CA sol...