Purpose:The aim of this study was to evaluate
the amount of apically extruded debris during
endodontic retreatment with different file systems.
Materials and Methods:Sixty extracted human
mandibular premolar teeth were used in this study.
Root canals of the teeth were instrumented and filled
before being randomly assigned to three groups. Guttapercha
was removed using the Reciproc system, the
Twisted File system (TF), and Hedström-files (H-file).
Apically extruded debris was collected and dried in
pre-weighed Eppendorf tubes. The amount of extruded
debris was assessed with an electronic balance.
Data were statistically analyzed using one-way
ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results:The Reciproc and TF systems extruded
significantly less debris than the H-file
(p<0.05). However, no significant difference was
found between the Reciproc and TF systems.Conclusion:All tested file systems caused
apical extrusion of debris. Both the rotary
file (TF) and the reciprocating single-file
(Reciproc) systems were associated with less
apical extrusion compared with the H-file.
Purpose:The aim of the present study was to evaluate and to compare the antibacterial effects of various irrigation solutions against
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in human root canals.Materials and Methods:120 single-root mandibular premolar teeth were selected. The teeth were prepared and sterilized. S. aureus was incubated in the root canals and kept at 37°C for 24h. The infected root canals were divided into one positive (saline) and one negative (sodium hypochlorite) control, and four experimental groups [Ethylene-diaminetetra-aceticacid, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Super-oxidized water(SPO), Aqueous ozone] (n=20). Flow rate of irrigation was applied with 5 mL/min flow rate for 3 min to ensure standardization among all study groups. Following the irrigation, paper points were placed in the root canals and then transferred in sterile eppendorf.
Remaining bacteria were counted on blood agar plates and the data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test.Results:Although there were statistically significant differences among SPO and other experimental groups (p<0.05),
there was no statistically significant difference between SPO and NaOCl (p>0.05).Conclusion:Super-oxidized water may be recommended as an alternative irrigation solution instead of NaOCl against S. aureus in root canals.
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