Physical and chemical properties of saliva and its role in Early Childhood caries - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Early Childhood Caries is a chronic disease of childhood and salivary parameters are considered as one of the prime etiological factors of Early Childhood Caries.

Aim: To develop a systematic review based on the relation between physical and chemical properties of saliva and Early childhood caries by comparing children with and without Early childhood caries.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, Lilacs, Embase, Scopus, and additional manual search was done up to April 2021 to identify the original cross-sectional observational studies published in English.

A scanning electron microscope evaluation of efficacy of sodium hypochlorite and in smear layer removal in root canals with the use of modified evacuation system: An study.

Context: Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is the most widely used endodontic irrigant. Although it fulfills most of the requisites of an ideal irrigant, it has certain drawbacks, chiefly severe soft-tissue damage. (garlic extract) is a proven antimicrobial agent that has the ability to dissolve inorganic tissue with minimal toxicity.