[HTML][HTML] Unprepared root canal surface areas: causes, clinical implications, and therapeutic strategies

JF Siqueira Junior, IN Rôças… - Brazilian oral …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Chemomechanical preparation is intended to clean, disinfect, and shape the root canal. This
step is of utmost importance during treatment of infected teeth with apical periodontitis …

Causes and management of post-treatment apical periodontitis

JF Siqueira, IN Rôças, D Ricucci, M Hülsmann - British dental journal, 2014 - nature.com
Endodontic treatment failure is usually characterised by the presence of post-treatment
apical periodontitis, which may be persistent, emergent or recurrent. The major aetiology of …

[HTML][HTML] Root canal preparation using micro-computed tomography analysis: a literature review

MD Sousa-Neto, YC Silva-Sousa… - Brazilian oral …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
This literature review has critically analyzed the published research related to the
biomechanical preparation of root canals with three-dimensional analysis using micro …

Micro–computed tomography study of oval-shaped canals prepared with the Self-adjusting File, Reciproc, WaveOne, and Protaper Universal systems

MA Versiani, GB Leoni, L Steier, G De-Deus… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction The newly developed single-file systems claimed to be able to prepare the root
canal space with only 1 instrument. The present study was designed to test the null …

Evolution of nickel–titanium instruments: from past to future

M Haapasalo, Y Shen - Endodontic topics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Over the decades, a wide array of nickel–titanium (NiTi) instruments has been introduced for
shaping root canals. Each generation of instruments has had something new to offer and …

A review of instrumentation kinematics of engine‐driven nickel–titanium instruments

ID Çapar, H Arslan - International endodontic journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Over the years, NiTi alloys have become indispensable materials in endodontic treatment.
With technological advancements in metallurgy, manufacturers have attempted to produce …

[PDF][PDF] Activated irrigation vs. conventional non-activated irrigation in endodontics–A systematic review

A Susila, J Minu - European endodontic journal, 2019 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: Irrigant activation has been claimed to be beneficial in in vitro and clinical studies.
This systematic review aims to investigate the clinical efficiency of mechanically activated …

Correlative bacteriologic and micro–computed tomographic analysis of mandibular molar mesial canals prepared by Self-Adjusting File, Reciproc, and Twisted File …

JF Siqueira Jr, FRF Alves, MA Versiani, IN Rôças… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction This ex vivo study evaluated the disinfecting and shaping ability of 3 protocols
used in the preparation of mesial root canals of mandibular molars by means of correlative …

Cleaning and shaping oval canals with 3 instrumentation systems: a correlative micro–computed tomographic and histologic study

MFLS Lacerda, MF Marceliano-Alves, AR Pérez… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The present study evaluated the cleaning and shaping ability of 3
instrumentation systems in oval canals of extracted vital teeth using a correlative analytic …

Disinfection of root canals with photon-initiated photoacoustic streaming

OA Peters, S Bardsley, J Fong, G Pandher… - Journal of endodontics, 2011 - Elsevier
Introduction This study set out to compare the efficacy of laser-activated and ultrasonically
activated root canal disinfection with conventional irrigation, specifically its ability to remove …