Investigation of the effectiveness of sonic, ultrasonic and new laser-assisted irrigation activation methods on smear removal and tubular penetration

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different irrigation activation methods on smear layer removal and tubular penetration. One hundred-five distal roots of mandibular molar teeth in total; 50 for smear removal efficiency ( n  = 10) analysis using scanning electron microscopy (...

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Published in:Lasers in medical science 2023-01, Vol.38 (1), p.30-30, Article 30
Main Authors: Uslu, Gülşah, Gündoğar, Mustafa, Üngör, Mete, Özyürek, Taha, Erkan, Erhan, Keskin, Neslihan Büşra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dental Pulp Cavity
Dental roots
Dentistry
Effectiveness
Humans
Irrigation
Laser applications
Lasers
Lavage
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Optical Devices
Optics
Original Article
Penetration depth
Photonics
Quantum Optics
Root Canal Irrigants
Root Canal Preparation - methods
Root canals
Roots
Scanning electron microscopy
Smear Layer
Teeth
Therapeutic Irrigation - methods
Ultrasonics
Vortices
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different irrigation activation methods on smear layer removal and tubular penetration. One hundred-five distal roots of mandibular molar teeth in total; 50 for smear removal efficiency ( n  = 10) analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and 55 roots were used to examine tubular penetration using confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Five different irrigation activation methods were used in this study; conventional needle irrigation (CNI), sonic irrigation device of EDDY, passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI), PIPS and SWEEPS techniques, which are two different laser irrigation activation methods. The obtained data were statistically analyzed and the significance level was determined as p   0.05). Penetration depths and percentages increased from apically to coronally in all groups. The PUI and EDDY generally showed similar penetration depths and percentages to the CNI, except at the coronal root level ( p  > 0.05). In all groups, when PIPS was used, it showed greater penetration depth and percentage ( p  
ISSN:1435-604X
0268-8921
1435-604X
DOI:10.1007/s10103-022-03697-8