the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of apical negative pressure (anp), manual dynamic agitation (mda), passive ultrasonic irrigation (pui) and needle irrigation (ni) as final irrigation activation techniques for smear layer removal in curved root canals.mesiobuccal root canals of 80 freshly extracted maxillary first molars with curvatures ranging between 25° and 35° were used. a gl...

introduction: the purpose of this in-vitro study was to compare shaping ability of niti rotary mtwo and flexmaster with stainless steel hand k-flexofile in curved root canals of extracted teeth. materials and methods: mesiobuccal canals of 45 mandibular molar teeth were balanced into three groups of 15 each, with respect to the schneider angle, canal access angle, height, dis-tance and radius o...

Background and Aim: Cleaning and shaping is one of the important steps in endodontic treatment, which has an important role in root canal treatment outcome. This study evaluated the rate of file fracture and file deformation in Neolix rotary system and K-files in shaping of the mesiobuccal canal of maxillary first molars with moderate curvature.    Materials and Methods: In this ex vivo exp...

BACKGROUND Several techniques have been proposed for root canal filling. New rotary files, with non-standardized taper, are appearing, so, points adapted to the taper of the last instrument used to prepare the canal can help in the obturation process. The aim of this study is to assess the sealing ability of different root canal filling techniques. MATERIAL AND METHODS Root canals from 30 tee...

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the sealing ability of the lateral condensation technique and the BeeFill system after canal preparation by the Mtwo rotary system. Forty extracted single-rooted teeth were prepared by using the Mtwo rotary system. The teeth were then divided into 2 experimental groups (n = 15 each) and 2 control groups (n = 5 each). The specimens in groups 1 an...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of nickel-titanium rotary systems with or without the retreatment instruments in the removal of gutta-percha from the apical third. METHODS The systems compared were as follows: ProTaper Universal (PT), ProTaper Universal Retreatment (PTr), Mtwo (M2) and Mtwo Retreatment (M2r). Sixty extracted mandibular incisors were treated wi...

CONTEXT One of the goals of endodontic therapy is the shaping and cleaning of the root canal system. In recent years, there has been multiple systems instrumentation, and changes in their dynamics are central to maintain the original shape of the canal after preparation. AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate centering and transportation in curved root canals after using ProTaper(®) and M...

AIM To measure the root canal area and the reduction of the mesial and buccal/lingual wall thickness at the level of the coronal interference in mesial roots of mandibular molars after instrumentation with a crown-down or a simultaneous root canal preparation technique. METHODOLOGY Twenty mesial roots of first mandibular molars with a moderate root canal curvature were embedded in resin and s...

The goal of this study was to compare the apical cleaning capabilities of single files from 3 different rotary systems in the presence or absence of prior cervical preparation based on a histological analysis. A total of 84 human single-rooted mandibular permanent incisors were divided into 6 groups (14 canals each). Cleaning and shaping was performed under the following protocols: Group I, F2 ...