Nanoparticles containing antibiotic were prepared and incorporated in in situ gel to treat recurrent endodontic infections
Enterococcus faecalis is the main cause of endodontic infections and form biofilm on dentin, resulting in treatment-resistant periradicular lesions. To overcome these problems, antibacterial nanoparticles were used because of their small size, sustained release and positive charge which interact with the negatively charged surface of bacterial cell causing its destruction. In this light, Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CIP) in chitosan coated PLGA nanoparticles (CIP-CS-PLGA-NPs) and free CIP were embedded in Pluronic® 407/188 to form thermosensitive gels(F1) and (F2) respectively, that were investigated in terms of viscosity, gelation temperature and in-vitro release. The antibacterial efficacy of F1 and F2 were clinically investigated on patients then compared to CIP and Ca(OH)2 pastes by determining bacterial reduction percent and biofilm inhibition assay
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
55
studying the effect of nanoparticles in controlling the release of the drug in addition to in situ gel
Mona Arafa
Cairo, Egypt
controlled release of the drug with associated with infection inhibition
drug entrapped in nanoparticles incorporated in in situ gel inhibited the biofilm formation and bacterial recurrent infection
Time frame: two weeks
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