Background/purpose
Glide-path preparation is an important step during initial endodontic procedure to reduce shaping-instrument fracture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the amount of apically extruded debris produced by glide-path preparation instruments with different geometric designs.
Materials and methods
Forty teeth extracted for periodontal reasons were randomly divided into four groups (
n
= 10). The working length was standardized at 17 mm from the apical foramen by a flattening reference point. The glide-path was created using repetitive up-and-down movement three times with one of following four selected instruments: One G, ProGlider, a size 15 ScoutRace, and a size 15 stainless-steel K-file. To collect the apically extruded debris, the customized apparatus was used, and the collected debris was stored in an incubator. The weight of the debris was measured using an analytical balance with an accuracy of 0.00001 g. The data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance and Duncan's multiple comparison test at a significance level of 95%.
Results
The ProGlider group produced significantly less debris extrusion relative to the other groups (P < 0.05). The One G and ScoutRace groups showed no significant difference, but debris production was lower than that observed for the stainless-steel group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
Creating the glide-path using nickel-titanium rotary files produced lower amounts of debris extrusion than using manual stainless-steel files. The progressive taper design of ProGlider, the center-off cross-section of One G, and the alternative-pitch design of ScoutRace may have increased the efficiencies of debris removal with minimal extrusion during glide-path preparation. Glide-path preparation using NiTi rotary files have better clinical efficiency than the manual stainless-steel file.
This study evaluated the anatomical profile of the mesial root canals of the Burmese mandibular first molar with Vertucci's type IV canal configuration (VT4) using microcomputed tomography analysis. Seventy-five mesial roots of extracted mandibular first molars were scanned and evaluated. Fourteen middle mesial canals (MMCs) were observed in the specimens; each specimen had an average of 1.63 lateral canals and 3.77 apical foramina. The lateral canals arising from the mesiobuccal canal, mesiolingual canal, MMC, and isthmus terminated at an average distance of 0.92, 0.73, 2.11, and 1.89 mm, respectively, from the apex. The mean distance between the centers of the mesiobuccal and mesiolingual canals at 1.5 mm coronal to the furcation was 2.60 mm. A higher incidence of isthmus was observed in the apical 2-6-mm region compared with the apical 0-2-mm region (P < 0.05). The incidence of lateral canals in the isthmus was similar to that of the mesiobuccal and mesiolingual canals (P > 0.05). This study shows that the mesial root of the Burmese mandibular first molar with VT4 has complex anatomical profiles comprising MMCs and isthmus and their lateral canals.
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