BACKGROUND We evaluated and compared the effects of different NiTi rotary systems--ProTaper Next and New One Shape--on the volume of dentin removed, canal transportation, and canal curvature in extracted human teeth using CBCT scanning with different voxel sizes. METHODS Fifty extracted human maxillary first molars with mesiobuccal canal curvature (25-35°) were used. Specimens were instrument...

BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate the frequency of dentinal defects after root canal preparation with the ProTaper NEXT, K3XF and WaveOne GOLD systems using microcomputed tomography. METHODS Sixty permanent mandibular incisors with a single canal were selected. Inspection of the teeth was performed under a stereomicroscope (15x) to observe the presence of pre-existing cracks and fracture...

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 ...

It was the aim of this study to investigate the incidence of file breakage and distortion when the ProTaper, K3 Endo, and ProFile systems were used to instrument canals in the severely curved roots of extracted molars. Forty-five roots of extracted mandibular and maxillary molars with curvatures between 40 and 75 degrees were chosen for this study. The canals in group 1 were instrumented with t...

Background. The aim of this study was to compare the dentinal defects caused by Reciproc, TF Adaptive and ProTaper Next NiTi rotary file systems during the retreatment procedure. Methods. A total of 150 mandibular incisors with straight and single root canals were included in the present study. All the root canals were prepared up to an apical diameter 0.40 mm using stainless steel files. Thirt...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the antibacterial activity of urushiol against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) to that of NaOCl. MATERIALS AND METHODS The canals of thirty two single rooted human teeth were instrumented with Ni-Ti files (ProTaper Next X1, X2, X3, Dentsply). A pure culture of E. faecalis ATCC 19433 was prepared in sterile brain heart infusion (BHI) brot...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare several metallurgic properties of Neoniti instrument with four other commonly used endodontic rotary files. METHODS AND MATERIALS Neoniti A1 (25/0.08), RaCe (25/0.06), Mtwo (25/0.06), Twisted file (25/0.06) and ProTaper Next X2 (25/0.06) were examined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) before and after heat treatment at 500°C. X-ray di...