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Primary study · included by 1 review

Effect of chitosan-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid on Enterococcus faecalis dentinal biofilm and smear layer removal.

Geethapriya 2016 · Geethapriya Nagarajan, Subbiya Arunajatesan, Padmavathy Kesavaram, et al. · Journal of conservative dentistry : JCD · 2016

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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Chitosan vs. Sodium Hypochlorite Against Enterococcus faecalis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Geethapriya 2016 · Figure 2; Figure 3; Supplementary Table S1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Inhibition rate (inhibition zone diameter, mm)
Chitosan-based irrigant (0.1% to 2%) vs Sodium hypochlorite (2% to 5.2%)
MD -4.12 [-12.25, 4.01]5 studies · 120 participantsHigh

1 including review in total.