OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the smear layer formed on root canal walls during canal preparation of extracted human teeth by Twisted, Mtwo, and ProTaper rotary nickel titanium instruments. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty single rooted human premolar teeth with root curvature <25(0) were selected and randomly divided into three Groups (n= 20 teeth per Group). Three types of...

Introduction To evaluate the incidence of microcrack formation canal preparation with two rotary nickel-titanium systems Mtwo and ProTaper Next along with the self-adjusting file system. Materials and Methods One hundred and twenty mandibular premolar teeth were selected. Standardized access cavities were prepared and the canals were manually prepared up to size 20 after coronal preflaring. T...

OBJECTIVE The goal of present study was to determine the effect of different nickel-titanium file systems on the amount of apically extruded debris during endodontic retreatment: D-RaCe retreatment systems, EdgeFile XR retreatment rotary files, and Reciproc R40. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six single-rooted prepared mandibular premolar teeth were filled with Gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer. ...

&nbsp; Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the retreatability bioceramic sealers (Endosequence BC, Totalfill MTA-Fillapex) used with single cone obturation technique. Materials and methods: Root canal forty rooted human mandibular premolar teeth were prepared ProTaper Next rotary system up X3 obturated technique (n=10) using endosequence BC (A), Totallfill (B), MTA-Fillapex (C) Zinc oxide...

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 &ndash; down technique for cleaning and shaping the mesial canals of extracted mandibular molars using 5.25% NaOCl for irrigation. In the e...

introduction: retreatment of endodontically treated teeth is a challenge that requires complete removal of the previous filling material. several techniques are indicated for this procedure. the present review tries to identify the most efficient method for extirpation of resilon (rs) root fillings and to compare the speed and efficacy of rs and gutta-percha (gp) root filling removal. methods a...

background: root canal cleaning is an important step in endodontic therapy. in order to develop better techniques, a new generation of endodontic instruments has been designed. the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of manual k-files (mani co, tokyo, japan) and two rotary systems–mtwo (dentsply-maillefer, ballaigues, switzerland) and protaper (vdw, munich, germany)–for root cana...

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to compare the taper variation in root canal preparations among Twisted Files and PathFiles-ProTaper .08 tapered rotary files to current standards. Methods. 60 root canals with severe angle of curvature (between 25° and 35°) and short radius (r < 10 mm) were selected. The canals were divided randomly into two groups of 30 each. After preparation with ...