title: Comparison of the effect of nonactivated self-adjusting file system, Vibringe, EndoVac, ultrasonic and needle irrigation on apical extrusion of debris.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effects of Vibringe, EndoVac, nonactivated SAF and passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) with a conventional syringe on the amount of apically extruded debris.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-five extracted human maxillary incisors were selected and randomly assigned to 5 groups (n = 15). The root canals were irrigated with Vibringe (Vibringe B. V. Corp, Amsterdam, Netherlands), EndoVac (Discus Dental, Smart Endodontics, Culver City, CA, USA), nonactivated SAF (ReDent-Nova, Ra'anana, Israel), passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) and conventional syringe. Distilled water was used as an irrigant, and debris was collected in pre-weighed glass vials. The tubes were then stored in an incubator at 37 °C for 10 days to evaporate the irrigant before weighing the dry debris. The mean weight of debris was assessed, and one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of values and post hoc Tukey's test was used between groups (P = 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SAF group extruded significantly less debris than PUI and Vibringe groups (P < 0.05). There were no significant difference between needle, Vibringe and EndoVac groups (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All irrigation systems were associated with apical extrusion of debris. Nonactivated SAF extruded significantly less than Vibringe, EndoVac, passive ultrasonic and syringe irrigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karatas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Erdogan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019227:Tooth Apex
chemical_list: D012388:Root Canal Irrigants
keywords: EndoVac; SAF; Vibringe; apical debris extruded