Title
Bioceramic versus calcium hydroxide intracanal medicaments: A comparative clinical study
Authors
Prashant Chilgar, Chetna Arora*, Sumita Giri, Mridul Sharma, Sanjeet Kumar, Pareba Saini & Subhashita Sharma
Affiliation
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Santosh Dental College and Hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, NCR, Delhi, India; *Corresponding author
Prashant Chilgar - E-mail: prashantchilgar@gmail.com
Chetna Arora - E-mail: drchetnaarora1@gmail.com
Sumita Gir - E-mail: sumitagiri1011@gmail.com
Mridul Sharma - E-mail: sharma.mridul76@gmail.com
Sanjeet Kumar - E-mail: shanusanjeet904@gmail.com
Pareba Saini - E-mail: parebasaini@gmail.com
Subhashita Sharma - E-mail: sharmasubhashita23@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted
September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026
Abstract
Complete elimination of microorganisms from infected root canals remains a major challenge despite chemomechanical preparation. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the Bio-C Temp and calcium hydroxide in 60 single-rooted teeth with periapical pathology using aerobic and anaerobic CFU counts before and after 7 days. Both groups showed comparable baseline bacterial counts and highly significant intragroup microbial reductions after medicament placement (p < 0.001). Bio-C Temp produced significantly lower post-treatment bacterial counts than calcium hydroxide (p = 0.001), achieving 99.98% versus 99.00% aerobic and 99.99% versus 99.15% anaerobic reduction. Thus, Bio-C Temp showed superior antimicrobial efficacy, supporting its use as an effective intracanal medicament for persistent endodontic infections with periapical pathology.
Keywords
Bioceramic intracanal medicament, Bio-C Temp, calcium hydroxide, calcium silicate, root canal disinfection, periapical pathology, colony-forming units, Enterococcus faecalis, endodontics
Citation
Chilgar et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 6157-6160 (2026)
Edited by
Ruby Singh
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
