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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry2026

Comparative Evaluation of Anticariogenic Efficacy of

Siva Shankkari, Anil V Ankola, Roopali M Sankeshwari, Mahantesh B Nagamoti, Kavitha Ragu, Yuvarani Kandasamy Parimala, Varkey Nadakkavukaran Santhosh, Anu Sara Varghese

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Article in International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Siva ShankkariDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0238-9308
Anil V AnkolaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-5763
Roopali M SankeshwariDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-8857
Mahantesh B NagamotiDepartment of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4927-8690
Kavitha RaguDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9111-6150
Yuvarani Kandasamy ParimalaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8866-638X
Varkey Nadakkavukaran SanthoshDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-2646
Anu Sara VargheseDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (KLE University), Belagavi, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-2686

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Aim: To evaluate the anticariogenic efficacy of Materials and Methods: A double-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted in a government primary school in Belagavi district, Karnataka. Forty children were randomly assigned to either the Results: An intragroup comparison revealed statistically significant differences ( Conclusion: Clinical significance: The dental varnish formulated from How to cite this article: Shankkari S, Ankola AV, Sankeshwari RM,

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Dental cariesFluorideOcimum basilicumRandomized controlled trialVarnish

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