Comparative Evaluation of Fluid Absorbency of Retraction Cord after Immersing in Two Alpha Adrenomimetic Medicaments—An In Vitro Study
Balamurugan Gurunathan, Tripty Rahangdale, Manisha Parpiyani, Reny K. Ninan, Arsh Dhamane, Shivangi Raghav · 2024
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Gurunathan and co-authors test whether two everyday decongestants make dental retraction cords work better. Dentists soak these cords to help open the gum line, and fluid absorbency is the quality that matters. Ninety cord pieces are split into three groups: plain, soaked in a nasal decongestant, or soaked in an eye decongestant, then challenged with artificial saliva and plasma.
Both treated groups absorb differently from plain cord, and the two medicines differ from each other. The authors conclude that both agents are safe for gingival retraction use, and that the eye decongestant, VIZOLINE, performs more efficiently of the two. The bench study gives dentists a low-cost comparison when choosing a cord-soaking agent.
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| CREATOR | Balamurugan Gurunathan, Tripty Rahangdale, Manisha Parpiyani, Reny K. Ninan, Arsh Dhamane, Shivangi Raghav |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |