UNLABELLED During mechanical preparation of the post space, the root canal filling may be twisted or vibrated, depending on several factors associated with the preparation technique and quality of filling. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of immediate and delayed post space preparation on the integrity of the apical seal. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-four extr...

INTRODUCTION Enlargement of the root canal may potentially affect efficient smear layer (SL) removal. The aim of the present in vitro study was to compare SL removal following canal preparation with two different sizes/tapers by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 50 extracted human mandibular premolars were decoronated. The teeth were randomly divide...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the cleaning ability and instrumentation time of manual and rotary methods used for preparation of primary anterior teeth. materials and methods: forty-four primary anterior teeth were used in this experimental study. access cavities were prepared and india ink was injected into the canals. the samples were divided into three groups a...

This prospective study was undertaken to determine the incidence of post obturation pain related to root canal treatment of asymptomatic non-vital maxillary central incisor teeth that were prepared and filled in one visit using two different manual rootcanal preparation techniques: the step-back and the step-down and to determine the relationship, if any between post obturation pain and root ca...

BACKGROUND Efforts to improve the performance of rotary NiTi instruments by enhancing the properties of NiTi alloy, or their manufacturing processes rather than changes in instrument geometries have been reported. The aim of this study was to compare in-vitro the shaping ability of three different rotary nickel-titanium instruments produced by different manufacturing methods. METHODS Thirty s...

BACKGROUND Root canal preparation using rotary nickel-titanium instruments has been reported to be superior to hand instrumentation in terms of root canal shape, centring and frequency of procedural errors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate canal preparations using a sequential silicone impression technique to assess root canal morphology. METHODS Pre-operative canal impressions were ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the following study is to compare the cleaning efficiency and deformation characteristics of Twisted File (TF) and ProTaper (PT) nickel-titanium rotary instruments in root canal preparation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 52 canals from 26 extracted maxillary first molars were randomly assigned into two groups of each including 13 mesiobuccal and 12 distobuccal (D...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the consistency of working length control between hand instrumentation in comparison to engine driven Mtwo nickel-titanium rotary files. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty extracted maxillary molars were selected and divided onto two parallel groups. The working lengths of the mesiobuccal root canals were estimated. The teeth were fixed in a pha...

We proposed a new testing setup and in vitro experimental procedure allowing the analysis of the forces, torque, and file displacements during the preparation of root canals using nickel-titanium rotary endodontic files. We applied it to the preparation of 20 fresh frozen cadaveric teeth using ProTaper files (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland), according to a clinically used sequence....

There are many causes of root canal failure, among them the most common cause is undiagnosed canal. Mandibular molars typically have two roots mesial and distal. However, sometimes an additional buccally (radix entomalris) or lingually (paramolaris) may be present. Awareness, diagnosis, biomechanical preparation important for successful outcome therapy. This article presents management mandibul...