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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 32-35 |
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Comparative anti-microbial activity of 15% EDTA and 15% dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)
Balwant Rai1, Rajnish Jain1, Simmi Kharb2, Sanjay Miglani3, SC Anand1
1 Governmental Dental College, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2 Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
3 Dental Wing, MAMC, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Balwant Rai
Governmental Dental College, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.41306
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Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) chelating agent is used to remove the smear layer more effectively than EDTA. This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of DMSA and was compared with EDTA. DMSA did not show any antimicrobial activity. |
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