BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of the present study was to compare 1.3% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in MTAD (mixture of tetracycline isomer, acid, and detergent) for the removal of the smear layer and induction of canal erosion. MATERIALS AND METHODS 38 maxillary incisors were divided in three experimental groups of 10 and two positive and negative control groups of each 4 teeth, and prepared us...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Root canal therapy should not simply be the extirpation of the pulp and widening of the canal. But one should also focus on how to completely remove the loosely-attached smear layer because it has adverse effects on the final outcome of the treatment. PURPOSE This study compared the efficacy of Etidronic acid, SmearClear and MTAD to remove the smear layer created duri...

Objectives: To evaluate the combined e"ect of a mixture of tetracycline, acid, and detergent (MTAD) and Nisin against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and Actinomyces viscosus (A. viscosus) bio!lms. Methods: #is study was conducted between June and December 2013 in collaboration with Dental Caries Research Chair, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Single-specie...

1 Professor, Director Principal and H.O.D, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar. INDIA 2 Post graduate student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar. INDIA 3 Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental Coll...

1Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, D A P M R V Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 3Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, D A P M R V Dental College & Hospital, Bangalo...

The objective of this research was to assess the effects several irrigation solutions (ISOLs) on two major (P and Ca) some minor (Fe, Zn, Sr) elements multi-root canals radicular dentin in upper premolar teeth using X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). Powder fifty specimens were prepared divided into five groups based treatments with different single combined ISOLs. These were: G1-distilled wate...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Evolution in understanding the poly-microbial environment of both endodontic infections and that of failed root canal treatments has been debatable over the years. The present study was designed to compare and analyze the effect of various root canal irrigation solutions on certain endodontic pathogens in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS To analyze in vitro the zone of i...

1DDS, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral Student, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil 2DDS, MSc, PhD student, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP – University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 3MSc, PhD student in Pathology, Department of General Pathology, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil 4MSc, PhD, Researcher, Department of Applied Imm...

1DDS, MSc, Graduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 2DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, Bauru School of Dentist...