| DENTAL SCIENCE - REVIEW ARTICLES |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 230-233 |
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Triple antibiotic paste in root canal therapy
Rangasamy Vijayaraghavan1, Veerabathran Mahesh Mathian1, Alagappan Meenakshi Sundaram2, Ramachandran Karunakaran1, Selvaraj Vinodh1
1 Department of Pedodontics and Reventive Dentistry, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Reventive Dentistry, PMS Dental College and Hospital, Trivandrum, India
Correspondence Address:
Rangasamy Vijayaraghavan
Department of Pedodontics and Reventive Dentistry, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.100214
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The success of the endodontic treatment depends on the microbial suppression in the root canal and periapical region. Endodontic instrumentation alone cannot achieve a sterile condition. With the advent of non-instrumentation endodontic treatment and lesion sterilization and tissue repair, local application of antibiotics has been investigated. Triple antibiotic paste (TAP) containing metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and minocycline has been reported to be a successful regimen in controlling the root canal pathogen and in managing non-vital young permanent tooth. This paper reviews the existing literature on biocompatibility, efficiency, drawbacks of TAP in endodontic therapy and pulp revascularization. |
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