BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to compare clinically the incidence of postoperative pain after endodontic treatment using the Reciproc System, taking into account the operator's experience. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred patients scheduled for routine endodontic treatment were enrolled in this study. Endodontic treatment was carried out in a single visit by undergraduate and po...

The field of endodontics has seen vast improvements in technology and techniques over the past several years. Perhaps the one area of endodontics that has improved the most is the way in which surgery is performed. With the use of state-of-the-art instruments, new and improved materials, and a surgical operating microscope, the gap has narrowed between biological concepts and the ability to ach...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the cyclic fatigue resistance of two nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic instruments from ProTaper and GT series X files. STUDY DESIGN Cyclic fatigue test was realized with instruments from ProTaper: F1 and F3 (Denstply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) and GT-X: 20.06 and 30.08 (Dentsply Tulsa Dental, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America). ...

The purpose of this paper is to provide useful information that will enable dentists to predictably shape root canals for three-dimensional obturation of the root canal system. The information is intended to help clinicians better understand when and how to safely use Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) rotary shaping instruments. This article is intended to enhance clinical performance for all dentists who...

Root canal shaping is of utmost importance in the success of root canal treatment. Numbers of systems available are effective for shaping; accounting from stainless steel hand files to nickel-titanium rotary files to the new single file system concept. Single file technique is developed for shaping vast majority of canals, regardless of their length, diameter or curvature. Therefore, single use...