Table 1 Preparation of mixtures and experimental groups
Groups | Medicaments | Composition/manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
Ca(OH)2 | Calcium hydroxide paste | Calcium hydroxide powder (i-dental, Å iauliai, Lithuania) mixed with normal saline with a ratio of 3:1 |
Calcipex | Calcium hydroxide paste | Calcipex II, Nishika, Japan |
Metapex | Calcium hydroxide with iodoform | Metabiomed, Chungbuk, Korea |
CHX | 2% Chlorhexidine | Ultradent, Koln, Germany |
Ca(OH)2/CHX | Calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine paste | 1:1 ratio; (Calcipex II, Nishika, Japan)/(Ultradent, Koln, Germany) |
Ca(OH)2/AgNPs | Calcium hydroxide powder and silver nanoparticles suspension | Calcium hydroxide powder (i-dental, Šiauliai, Lithuania)/silver nanoparticles suspension (50 ppm, size ~ 20 nm) with a ratio of 3:1 |
TAP | Triple antibiotic paste | Metronidazole (Parsdarou, Tehran, Iran), Ciprofloxacin (Aria, Tehran, Iran), Minocycline (HEXAL AG, Holzkirchen, Germany)Â with a ratio of 1:1:1 |
NS | Control group | Normal Saline: 0.9% NaCl |