Open AccessEvaluation of surface analysis of gutta-percha after disinfecting with sodium hypochlorite, silver nanoparticles, and chitosan nanoparticles by atomic force microscopy: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Pediredla Karunakar,
M S Ranga Reddy,
Umrana Faizuddin,
Basa Srinivas Karteek,
Chavva Lakshmi Charan Reddy,
Marupaka Rasagna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/jcd.jcd_505_20
Subject(s) - sodium hypochlorite , gutta percha , silver nanoparticle , nuclear chemistry , surface roughness , atomic force microscopy , root mean square , chemistry , materials science , dentistry , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , root canal , composite material , medicine , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the surface topography of gutta-percha (GP) after disinfecting with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) (5.25%), silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) (70 µg/ml), and chitosan nanoparticles (ChNPs) (1.5 mg/ml) by atomic force microscopy (AFM).