Influence of Apical Enlargement in Cleaning of Curved Canals Using Negative Pressure System

Brazilian Dental Journal

Karina Torales Lorencetti¹  Yara Teresinha Corrêa Silva-sousa¹  Gabriel Elias Do Nascimento¹  Danielle Cristine Furtado Messias¹  Vivian Colucci¹  Fuad Abi Rached-junior¹  Silvio Rocha Corrêa Silva¹ 

关键词: endodontics;    debris;    smear layer;    scanning electron microscopy.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-6440201302435

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to evaluate, by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the cleaning of canal walls with moderate curvature subjected to biomechanical preparation with different final diameters using apical negative pressure irrigation. Thirty-two mesiobuccal roots of molars were divided into 4 groups (n=8) according to the instrument's final diameter: GI: 30.02, GII: 35.02, GIII: 40.02 and GIV: 45.02. Irrigating procedure was performed at each change of instrument with 1% NaOCl using the Endovac system. Final irrigation was conducted with 17% EDTA for 5 min. The SEM photomicrographs were evaluated under 35× and 1000× magnification, by three calibrated examiners, in a double-blind design. Data were submitted to Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's post hoc tests (α=0.05). Canals instrumented with 30.02 and 35.02 final diameters showed more debris, statistically different from the other groups (p<0.05). Comparing each root canal third, for the cervical and apical portions no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was found among the four groups. Regarding the presence of smear layer, canals with 30.02 final diameter showed the highest scores, statistically different from the 45.02 group (p<0.05) and similar to the 35.02 and the 40.02 groups (p>0.05). Although none of the studied diameters completely removed debris and smear layer, it may be concluded that instrumentation with higher final diameters was more effective in cleaning the root canals with moderate curvature.

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