Effectiveness of the waveone and protaper D systems for removing gutta-percha with or without a solvent / Eficiência dos sistemas waveone e protaper D na remoção de guta-percha com ou sem uso solvente

Endodontic retreatment requires complete removal of the filling material and access to the apical foramen. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the WaveOne reciprocating system and compare it to the ProTaper D rotary system, with or without the use of a solvent, in removing filling material from root canals. The time required for each filling removal technique employed was also determined and compared. Forty extracted human mandibular premolars with a single, straight, flattened canal were prepared and filled. They were divided into four groups (n = 10): Group 1: ProTaper D NiTi rotary instruments; Group 2: ProTaper D NiTi rotary instruments, with a solvent; Group 3: WaveOne primary instrument; and Group 4: WaveOne primary instrument, with a solvent. The teeth were then split along their long axis and photographed using an operating microscope with 5X magnification. The amount of remaining filling material was assessed with Image Tool software. The results were compared using the KruskalWallis test (p <0.05). There was no significant difference between groups regarding the amount of residual filling material (p > 0.05). Operative time was significantly longer in Group 3 than in groups 1, 2 and 4 (p < 0.05). The WaveOne system and the ProTaper D system were equally effective, with or without a solvent. The time required to remove the filling material from the canals was significantly longer in Group 3 than in the other groups.

No retratamento endodôntico, a completa remoção do material obturador e o acesso ao forame apical são necessários para permitir a limpeza do sistema de canais. O propósito deste estudo foi avaliar a eficácia do sistema reciprocante WaveOne e comparála ao sistema rotatório ProTaper Universal, com ou sem o uso de solvente, na remoção do material obturador.O tempo necessário a cada técnica empregada foi determinado e comparado. Quarenta prémolares inferiores humanos extraídos com canal único, reto e achatado foram preparados e obturados. Foram então divididos em quatro grupos (n = 10) de acordo com o sistema utilizado, como segue. Grupo 1: ProTaper D Niti; Grupo 2: Sistema ProTaper D com solvente; Grupo 3: Sistema WaveOne instrumento Primary; e Grupo 4: Sistema WaveOne instrumento Primary com solvente, sendo o tempo registrado. Os dentes foram clivados longitudinalmente e fotografados utilizando microscópio operatório com aumento de 5 vezes.A quantidade de material remanescente foi avaliada com o uso do software Image Tool 3.0. Os resultados foram comparados utilizando o teste de KruskalWallis( p < 0.05). Em relação aos resultados, não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos quanto à quantidade de material obturador residual (p > 0.05). O tempo operatório no Grupo 3 foi significativa mente maior do que nos grupos 1, 2 e 4 (p < 0.05).O sistema WaveOne foi tão efetivo quanto o ProTaper D, com ou sem solvente.tempo necessário à desobturação dos canais no Grupo 3 (WaveOne sem solvente) foi significativamente maior do que nos demais grupos.

Sealing ability of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) combined with distilled water, chlorhexidine, and doxycycline.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sealing ability of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA Bio) combined with different mixing agents (distilled water, chlorhexidine, doxycycline), used as an apical root-end filling material. Forty-two extracted human teeth were divided into three groups (n = 12); six teeth were used as controls. Root-ends were resected at 90 degrees, 3 mm from the apex. Root-end cavities were prepared using ultrasonic tips and filled with MTA Bio plus distilled water, 2% chlorhexidine solution, or 10% doxycycline solution. Apical sealing was assessed by microleakage of 50% silver nitrate solution. Roots were longitudinally sectioned in a buccolingual plane and analyzed using an operating microscope (20× magnification). Depth of dye leakage into the dentinal walls was measured in millimeters. Results were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey's test (P = 0.05). MTA Bio plus distilled water showed significantly higher mean leakage results (1.06 mm) when compared with MTA Bio plus doxycycline (0.61 mm), and higher, although not significant, results when compared with MTA Bio plus chlorhexidine (0.79 mm). In conclusion, replacing distilled water with two biologically active mixing agents (doxycycline and chlorhexidine) did not alter the sealing properties of MTABio. The antimicrobial properties of these combinations should be further investigated.