introduction: bacteria and their byproducts are major etiologic factors in endodontic diseases. prevention or reduction of root canal bacterial contamination is the main aim of endodontic treatment. the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of size and taper of master apical file (maf) in reducing bacteria from the apical third of the curved canals using a quantitative scann...

introduction:  this  in vitro  study compared the apical sealing ability of three common root end filling materials namely mineral trioxide aggregate (mta), intermediate restorative material (irm) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cement using a bacterial leakage model.  methods and materials: the study was conducted on 83 single-rooted human teeth. tooth crowns were cut and root canals were p...

apexification is a method of inducing apical closure for non-vital immature permanent teeth. during this treatment a mineralized barrier is induced [with long term calcium hydroxide (ch) treatment]; or artificially created [with mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) plug]. this article describes two cases of apexification in immature necrotic teeth treated with these two different techniques. after ...

the purpose of this study was to compare the apical seal mof thermafil with lateral and vertical condensation techniques in mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molars. 245 upper first molarteeth were extracted.among them 40 teeth  were selected having 20-25 degrres of curve(according to schnider analysis) in apical one their of their mesiobuccal roots.these teeth were also selected so that the...

introduction: apical transportation changes the physical shape and physiologic environment of the root canal terminus. the aim of the present experimental study was to determine the extent of apical transportation after instrumentation with hand k-flexofile and k3 rotary instruments by means of cone-beam computed tomography (cbct). methods and materials: forty mesiobuccal root canals of maxilla...