Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Properties of each drug in triple antibiotic paste used in dentistry: A short communication

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1. Arun T, 2. Ponnudurai Arangannal, 3. Jeevarathan J, 4. Vijayakumar M, . Aarthi J, 6. Amudha S

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Abstract This review is about ‘triple antibiotic paste’ (TAP) and its properties which used in dentistry. TAP is a combination of 3 antibiotics, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, and minocycline. Despite the problems and pitfalls research pertaining to this paste has unveiled, it has been vastly used in endodontic treatments. The paste's applications vary, from vital pulp therapy to the recently introduced regeneration and revascularisation protocol. Studies have shown that the paste can eliminate the root canal microorganisms and prepare an appropriate matrix for further treatments. This combination is able to remove diverse groups of obligate and facultative gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, providing an environment for healing. In regeneration protocol cases, this allows the development, disinfection, and possible sterilization of the root canal system, so that new tissue can infiltrate and grow into the radicular area.

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