Comparative Safety of Needle, EndoActivator, and Laser-Activated Irrigation in Overinstrumented Root Canals (original) (raw)

Photomedicine and laser surgery, 2017

Abstract

To evaluate the safety of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) irrigation using three different techniques during the final rinse in overinstrumented root canals. The effect of irrigant activation on irrigant extrusion from overinstrumented root canals is still unclear. A total of 30 single-rooted teeth were decoronated. The working lengths were determined and the roots were divided into two groups of 15 teeth each: group 1, instrumentation 0.5 mm short of the apical foramen and group 2, instrumentation 0.5 mm beyond the apical foramen (overinstrumented). Needle irrigation (NI), sonic irrigation with EndoActivator (EAI), and laser-activated irrigation (LAI) were used for the final rinse in each group; each root underwent the three irrigation procedures in a randomized crossover manner. A modified container-foam model was used to collect apically extruded NaOCl. The weight of the extruded NaOCl was calculated by subtracting the initial weights of the containers from their final weights. All d...

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