INTRODUCTION The aim of any root canal treatment is to achieve a canal free of micro organisms, residual pulp remnants, debris and smear layer for the long term success of the procedure. Manual and automated instrumentation techniques along with proper irrigation regime is used to arrive at the aforementioned goal. Many authors focused on the preparation capabilities of various manual and rotar...

The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of apically extruded debris and evaluate the influence of canal curvature on the amount of debris produced by manual and mechanical techniques. Forty single-rooted mature teeth with 15 to 30 degree of root canal curvature were selected. The presence of only one foramen was confirmed using a magnifying lens. A size 15 K-file was placed up t...

Background: Using hand files in primary teeth is time-consuming, can lead to the formation of unwanted curvatures, and cause iatrogenic errors. To overcome these difficulties, rotary instrumentation using nickel-titanium was done.Aims: The present study conducted clinically evaluate assess difference manual versus root canals concerning duration, obturation quality fills, complications encounte...

AIM This in vitro study is an attempt to compare the effectiveness in cleaning oval shaped root canals using Anatomic Endodontic Technology (AET®), ProFile system® and Manual Instrumentation with K-files. METHODOLOGY Sixty oval shaped single rooted maxillary and mandibular premolars with straight canals were divided in to three groups. The root canals were, confirmed as being oval shape by me...

AIM To compare the bacterial reduction achieved with reciprocating and rotary systems during root canal preparation. METHODOLOGY Sixty distobuccal root canals of maxillary molars were contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis broth culture. After an incubation period of 21 days, bacterial samples were collected and cultured on m-Enterococcus agar plates. The root canals were divided into five g...

AIM To compare in vitro the cleanliness of root canal walls in oval-shaped root canals following automated or manual instrumentation. METHODOLOGY Forty-five oval-shaped single-rooted maxillary and mandibular premolars with straight canals were divided into three groups of 15. Automated canal preparation was performed using Anatomic Endodontic Technology (AET, group 1) and the ProFile system (...

OBJECTIVE The efficiency of rotary, manual and ultrasonic root canal instrumentation techniques was investigated in proximally flattened root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty human mandibular left and right central incisors, lateral incisors and premolars were used. The pulp tissue was removed and the root canals were filled with red die. Teeth were instrumented using three techniques: (i) ...