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- Title
A Comparative Scanning Electron Microscopic Analysis of the Effect of QMix® and SofScale as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing on Periodontally Compromised Root Surfaces: An In vitro Study.
- Authors
Nawathe, Abhay A.; Deshpande, Neeraj C.; Dandekar, Shivani A.
- Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to comparatively analyze, under scanning electron microscope (SEM), the effect of the use of QMix® and SofScale as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) on periodontally compromised root surfaces. Settings and Design: This study was carried out in K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Vadodara. Methodology: This was a single-blinded in vitro study which compared QMix® and SofScale as an adjunct to SRP on periodontally compromised root surfaces under SEM. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was done using a nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between the test and control groups. Results: The sum of ranks for QMix® was 306.50 and the sum of ranks for SofScale was 513.50. The group which was treated with QMix® showed statistically significant results (P = 0.004) as compared to group which was treated with SofScale. Conclusion: Comparative analysis showed that QMix® had significantly better smear layer removal ability as compared to SofScale. However, uniform root surface was achieved with both QMix® and SofScale.
- Subjects
SCANNING electron microscopes; ROOT canal treatment
- Publication
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2017, Vol 8, Issue 3, p427
- ISSN
0976-237X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ccd.ccd_539_17