B.S. Keshava Prasad

A Black Pigmented Strain: Porphyromonas Endodontalis and Its Role in Endodontics

B.S. Keshava Prasad & Kuchimanchi Sneha Aishwarya · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2024

Introduction: Anaerobic gram-negative bacteria play  essential  role in  the development of periodontal and endodontic diseases. Anaerobic, black-pigmented Porphyromonas endodontalis (previously Bacteroides endodontalis) is a rod of Gram-negative bacteria linked to endodontic inf...

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Comparative Evaluation of Surface Roughness Using Two Different Mechanical Surface Treatments and their Effect on Microshear Bond Strength Using Different Nanocomposites: An In vitro Sem Study

Prabhavathi Poornima, B.S. Keshava Prasad & Kuchimanchi Sneha Aishwarya · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2024

Introduction: This study compared the impact of surface roughness on the microshear bond strength of nanocomposites to dentin that underwent airborne abrasion and conventional rotary tools as two distinct mechanical surface treatments. The study also sought to determine how well...

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