Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Calcium Silicate Sealers against a Nutrient-Stressed Multispecies Biofilm.

Rahul BoseKonstantinos IoannidisFederico Foschi Abdulaziz BakhshRobert D KellySanjukta DebFrancesco Mannocci Sadia Ambreen Niazi

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

Calcium silicate sealers exhibited effective antimicrobial properties. This was demonstrated by superior biofilm inhibition capacity and microbial killing, with strong alkalizing activity compared to epoxy-based and zinc oxide-eugenol-based sealers.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm formation
candida albicans
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
microbial community
cystic fibrosis