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December 4, 2025International Endodontic JournalOpen Access

Randomised Controlled Trial on the Additive Effect Between Calcium Hydroxide and Sodium Hypochlorite in an Inter‐Visit Root Canal Dressing

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VBVasudev BallalNRNamith RaiPSPadmaja A. Shenoy

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Overview

Randomised controlled trial shows sodium hypochlorite improves outcomes in root canal dressing for apical periodontitis.

Key Points

  • Placing sodium hypochlorite dressing reduced microbial load in root canals, and enhanced treatment outcomes.
  • Initial anaerobic growth was observed in all canals, with dressing outcomes differing significantly between groups.
  • Randomised controlled trial compared two groups, using 3% sodium hypochlorite versus saline in root canal treatments.
  • Significant findings support the efficacy of using sodium hypochlorite for better infection management in dental procedures.

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Ballal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930dc92ea1aef094cca290dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/iej.70078
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