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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effectiveness of ProTaper Retreatment System associated with Organic Solvents in the Removal of Root Canal Filling Material

Renato de Toledo Leonardo, Gisselle Moraima Chávez-Andrade, Milton Carlos Kuga, Flávia Angélica Guiotti, Gisele Faria, Miriam Graziele Magro, Bruno Cavalini Cavenago

Citation Information : de Toledo Leonardo R, Chávez-Andrade GM, Kuga MC, Guiotti FA, Faria G, Magro MG, Cavenago BC. Effectiveness of ProTaper Retreatment System associated with Organic Solvents in the Removal of Root Canal Filling Material. World J Dent 2013; 4 (3):175-179.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10015-1227

Published Online: 01-03-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness of ProTaper universal retreatment system in the removal of root canal filling material with thermomechanical compaction, in comparison to manualmechanical technique, associated with orange oil or eucalyptol.

Materials and methods

Forty extracted lower incisors were filled with thermomechanical compaction technique. After 3 years, the root canal filling was removed by: G1 - manualmechanical technique with orange oil; G2 - manual-mechanical technique with eucalyptol; G3 - ProTaper universal retreatment system with orange oil and G4 - ProTaper universal retreatment system with eucalyptol. In sequence, all root canals were instrumented to F5 instrument. The teeth were longitudinally grooved, images of buccal half were obtained in stereomicroscope and covered area by root canal filling material was measured using image tool software, in cervical, middle and apical radicular thirds. The results were subjected ANOVA and Tukey test (p = 0.05).

Results

In all thirds, the manual-mechanical technique showed lower presence of root canal filling material on root canal dentin in comparison to ProTaper retreatment universal system, regardless of organic solvent used (p < 0.05). There is no difference between organic solvents in removal root canal filling material (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

The ProTaper universal retreatment system showed lower effectiveness in removal root canal filling material than manual-mechanical technique, regardless of organic solvents (orange oil or eucalyptol oil) used.

Clinical significance

Recently rotary instruments have been proposed to removal of root canal filling material. However, there are no studies evaluating its effectiveness in removal root canal filling material in association with orange oil or eucalyptol oil.

How to cite this article

Guiotti FA, Kuga MC, de Toledo Leonardo R, Chávez-Andrade GM, Magro MG, Cavenago BC, Faria G. Effectiveness of ProTaper Retreatment System associated with Organic Solvents in the Removal of Root Canal Filling Material. World J Dent 2013;4(3):175-179.


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