Apical root canal cleaning after preparation with endodontic instruments: a randomized trial in vivo analysis
- Author:
Volmir João FORNARI
1
;
Mateus Silveira Martins HARTMANN
;
José Roberto VANNI
;
Rubens RODRIGUEZ
;
Marina Canali LANGARO
;
Lauter Eston PELEPENKO
;
Alexandre Augusto ZAIA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Research Article
- From:Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics 2020;45(3):e38-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate vital pulp tissue removal from different endodontic instrumentation systems from root canal apical third in vivo
Materials and Methods:Thirty mandibular molars were selected and randomly divided into 2 test groups and one control group. Inclusion criteria were a positive response to cold sensibility test, curvature angle between 10 and 20 degrees, and curvature radius lower than 10 mm. Root canals prepared with Hero 642 system (size 45/0.02) (n = 10) and Reciproc R40 (size 40/0.06) (n = 10) and control (n = 10) without instrumentation. Canals were irrigated only with saline solution during root canal preparation. The apical third was evaluated considering the touched/untouched perimeter and area to evaluate the efficacy of root canal wall debridement. Statistical analysis used t-test for comparisons.
Results:Untouched root canal at cross-section perimeter, the Hero 642 system showed 41.44% ± 5.62% and Reciproc R40 58.67% ± 12.39% without contact with instruments.Regarding the untouched area, Hero 642 system showed 22.78% ± 6.42% and Reciproc R40 34.35% ± 8.52%. Neither instrument achieved complete cross-sectional root canal debridement. Hero 642 system rotary taper 0.02 instruments achieved significant greater wall contact perimeter and area compared to reciprocate the Reciproc R40 taper 0.06 instrument.
Conclusions:Hero 642 achieved higher wall contact perimeter and area but, regardless of instrument size and taper, vital pulp during in vivo instrumentation is not entirely removed.
