Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate residual dentin thickness of the root and the area of the canal lumen in the coronal region of the mesiobuccal and mesiolingual canals of the lower first molars after canal preparation with the common method of using hand files and Gates Glidden drills or ProTaper rotary files, by Spiral Ct-Scan. Materials and Methods: In this exp...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare canal preparation pattern of k3 and protaper rotary files in curved resin blocks. materials and methods: twenty-four resin blocks were used in this experimental study and randomly divided into two groups. their initial images were scanned. after preparation, their images were scanned again in the same position. pre and post pre...

background and aim: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of autoclave sterilization on the fracture rate of protaper instruments (ex vivo). materials and methods: one hundred shaping and finishing protaper instruments were used in a crown – down technique for cleaning and shaping the mesial canals of extracted mandibular molars using 5.25% naocl for irrigation. in the experiment...

AIM To compare the shaping ability of four different nickel-titanium rotary instruments during the preparation of curved root canals in extracted teeth. METHODOLOGY A total of 80 root canals with curvatures ranging between 25° and 39° were divided into four groups of 20 canals. Based on radiographs taken prior to instrumentation, the groups were balanced with respect to the angle and the radi...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect(s) of three canal lubricants i.e. sodium hypochlorite, RC-Prep as the paste form of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and aqueous EDTA on the occurrence/incidence of fracture, deformity and metal slivering of ProTaper rotary instruments. METHODS A total of 120 mesial canals (i.e. mesiobuccal and mesiolingual) of first...

Objectives It was aimed to compare the cyclic fatigue resistances of ProTaper Universal (PTU), ProTaper Next (PTN), and ProTaper Gold (PTG) and the effects of sterilization by autoclave on the cyclic fatigue life of nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments. Materials and Methods Eighty PTU, 80 PTN, and 80 PTG were included to the present study. Files were tested in a simulated canal. Each brand of ...

The aim of this study was to compare the apically extruded debris associated with ProTaper Next and OneShape Apical files using two different irrigation needles, open-ended and closed-ended (Max-I-Probe). Forty-eight mandibular premolars were assigned to four groups (n=12) as follows: Group PTN-SN: Root canal was prepared with ProTaper Next (PTN) and irrigated with open-ended standard needle; G...

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY was to evaluate the efficacy of three rotary instrument systems (K3, ProTaper and Twisted File) in removing calcium hydroxide residues from root canal walls. Thirty-four human mandibular incisors were instrumented with the ProTaper System up to the F2 instrument, irrigated with 2.5% NaOCl followed by 17% EDTA, and filled with a calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing. After ...

AIM To evaluate the cyclic fatigue fracture resistance of engine-driven F2 ProTaper instruments under reciprocating movement. METHODOLOGY A sample of 30 NiTi ProTaper F2 instruments was used. An artificial canal was made from a stainless steel tube, allowing the instruments to rotate freely. During mechanical testing, different movement kinematics and speeds were used, which resulted in three...

In this study, we compared the ex vivo removal capacity of two endodontic rotary techniques and determined whether there was a significant quantitative difference in residual material when comparing root thirds. Forty extracted molars were used. The palatal roots were selected, and the canals were prepared using a step-back technique and filled using a lateral condensation technique with gutta-...