title: Histologic analysis of the cleaning capacity of mechanical endodontic instruments activated by the ENDOflash system.
abstract: The cleaning capacity of mechanical endodontic instruments activated by the ENDOflash system was evaluated by means of histologic and morphometric analyses. Twenty-two distobuccal roots of human maxillary molars from laboratory stock were randomly separated into four groups. Group 1 was instrumented with ENDOflash files, group 2 with ProFile taper .04 files, group 3 received instrumentation with Pow-R taper .04 files, and group 4 (positive control) was instrumented with Nitiflex files. After instrumentation, teeth were sectioned transversally and processed for microscopic evaluation to determine the amount of debris on root canal walls. Results obtained by morphometric analysis indicated significant statistical differences (p < 0.01) between groups. ProFile taper .04 files were significantly more efficient in cleaning the root canal, followed by Pow-R files, Nitiflex, and ENDOflash, which had the lowest levels for cleaning the root canals.
authors: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Luiz Fernando
authors: LF
authors: Fariniuk
authors: Flares
authors: F
authors: Baratto-Filho
authors: Antônio Miranda
authors: AM
authors: da Cruz-Filho
authors: Manoel Damião
authors: MD
authors: de Sousa-Neto
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003762:Dental Instruments; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D009532:Nickel; D011897:Random Allocation; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016369:Smear Layer; D013193:Stainless Steel; D014025:Titanium; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C040654:titanium nickelide; D013193:Stainless Steel; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium