Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Emmanuel J. N. L. Silva, Bruno M. Crozeta, Jorge N. R. Martins, Thiago Moreira, Victor T. L. Vieira, Francisco Manuel Braz-Fernandes, Marco A. Versiani
Summary: This study compares the design, metallurgy, microhardness, bending resistance, and time to fracture of two ultrasonic tips, E1-Irrisonic and Irri Black. The results show that the diamondlike carbon treatment improves the hardness and bending resistance of Irri Black, leading to longer time to fracture under oscillatory motion.
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Manal Matoug-Elwerfelli, Ahmed Abdou, Wejdan Almutairi, Malak Alhuthayli, Shaikhah Aloyaynaa, Rahaf Almohareb
Summary: This study compared the use of stainless steel hand instruments and engine-driven rotary instruments in endodontic treatment and found that rotary instrumentation techniques can reduce instrumentation and obturation related endodontic mishaps.
Review
Polymer Science
Uros Josic, Claudia Mazzitelli, Tatjana Maravic, Ales Fidler, Lorenzo Breschi, Annalisa Mazzoni
Summary: Incomplete and inadequate removal of endodontic biofilm during root canal treatment often leads to clinical failure. This review provides an overview of endodontic biofilm cultivation methods and discusses the effectiveness of sonic-, ultrasonic-, and Er:Yag laser-assisted biofilm removal techniques. Laser assisted agitation, as well as ultrasonic and sonic activation of the irrigants, are more efficient in biofilm removal compared to conventional irrigation. The choice of irrigant also plays a role in reducing bacterial contamination inside the root canal. Standardization of methodology and introduction of root canals with complex morphology in research are needed for better comparison and recommendations for the most efficient method in biofilm removal.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Renato Piai Pereira, Clovis Monteiro Bramante, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte, Murilo Priori Alcalde, Cristiane de Gusmao Silva Piai, Rodrigo Ricci Vivan
Summary: This randomized clinical trial compared the effects of two different irrigation activation techniques, passive ultrasonic irrigation and the EasyClean device, on postoperative pain. The results showed no significant difference in postoperative pain and analgesic intake between the two techniques.
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Emily Feitosa Rego, Renata Perez Vianna Silva, Aline Saddock de Sa Silva, Marilia Fagury Videira Marceliano-Alves, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes, Laura Guimaraes Primo, Aline de Almeida Neves
Summary: This study compared the biomechanical outcomes and time required for instrumentation of different endodontic systems. The results showed that rotary systems reduced instrumentation time, while SBF and XPC resulted in more conservative instrumentation, with less debris accumulation and non-instrumented areas.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
J. Wasti, P. L. Ravishankar, A. Wasti, M. P. B. Rajula, K. Sunanda, K. J. Alzahrani, K. F. Alharif, I. F. Halawani, F. M. Alzahrani, H. A. Baeshen, A. M. Abulhamael, S. Patil
Summary: The study examines the efficacy of hand and ultrasonic scaling on periodontally involved teeth. A sample of 90 teeth with a hopeless prognosis were divided into three groups: no treatment, hand scaling, and ultrasonic scaling. The surface roughness was found to be the least in the ultrasonic scaling group.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Keerthika Rajamanickam, Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, Sindhu Ramesh, Sahil Choudhari, Mariangela Cernera, Niccolo Giuseppe Armogida, Mohammed Mustafa, Gianrico Spagnuolo
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the canal cleanliness using a novel irrigation device with ultrasonic and manual irrigation in extracted teeth. The results showed that passive ultrasonic irrigation significantly reduced the smear layer and debris scores in the root canal compared to the other two methods.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chayanisa Sukkasem, Suvicha Sasivimolkul, Phitsini Suvarnaphaet, Suejit Pechprasarn
Summary: This paper introduces a theoretical framework for enhancing ultrasonic detection using a transparent elastic grating structure, which compresses PDMS material for optical interferometry. The PDMS grating achieves higher sensitivity and figure of merit compared to other technologies.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Egle Marija Jonaityte, Goda Bilvinaite, Saulius Drukteinis, Andres Torres
Summary: This article systematically reviewed the existing data on the accuracy of non-surgical endodontic treatment completed using Dynamic Navigation (DN). The findings demonstrated that DN showed increased accuracy compared to the freehanded technique, especially in treating highly difficult cases.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Federico Landriel, Alfredo Guiroy, Alejandro Morales Ciancio, Nestor Taboada, Cristiano Menezes, Alberto Gotfryd, Sebastian Kornfeld, Santiago Hem
Summary: This study analyzed frequent complications and challenges in over 14,000 cases of two-dimensional fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement over 15 years, presenting 20 relevant tips to improve performance and reduce complications in this technique.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Victor Angelo Martins Montalli, Aguinaldo Silva Garcez, Lais Viana Canuto de Oliveira, Marcelo Sperandio, Marcelo Henrique Napimoga, Rogerio Heladio Lopes Motta
Summary: Strategies for returning to dental practice in pandemic times face new challenges due to the generation of potentially contaminated dispersion particles. This study aimed to compare dispersion caused by different equipment, with results showing that the ultrasonic tip model coupled with a spray control device effectively reduced dispersion, endorsing its use as an additional strategy in reducing potentially contaminated particles in the dental environment during a pandemic.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Kayi Lui, He Liu, Hao Wang, Xueqin Yang, Dingming Huang, Xuedong Zhou, Yuan Gao, Ya Shen
Summary: The objective of this study was to develop a customized framework for evaluating registration accuracy and measuring the untouched surface area of canal instrumentation. The results showed a significant difference between manual and automatic registration, while there was no difference in the untouched surface measure methods. There was a correlation between registration accuracy and untouched surface area.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Erica M. Lopes, Maicon R. Z. Passini, Luciano T. Kishi, Tsute Chen, Bruce J. Paster, Brenda P. F. A. Gomes
Summary: Periodontal and Endodontic diseases are biofilm-related diseases with distinct microbial compositions, indicating potential interactions and communication between the microbiomes of the two sites. The microbial diversity and antibiotic resistance markers differ between infected root canals and periodontal pockets, with the latter showing a higher abundance of species and broader spectrum resistance. The study also identified markers related to systemic diseases in the microbial communities, highlighting the need for further research on the potential implications of cross-infection between endodontic and periodontal diseases.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gustavo Freitas Fachin, Thiago Revillion Dinato, Frederico Ballve Prates, Thomas Connert, Rina Andrea Pelegrine, Carlos Eduardo da Silveira Bueno
Summary: This in vitro study evaluated the accuracy of guided endodontics in removing intraradicular fiberglass posts from posterior mandibular teeth and found that the operator's experience had a significant influence on the accuracy of the procedure. Experienced operators showed greater accuracy and minimal deviation compared to inexperienced operators.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mohamad Swaikat, Ignacio Faus-Matoses, Alvaro Zubizarreta-Macho, Israa Ashkar, Vicente Faus-Matoses, Carlos Bellot-Arcis, Jose Enrique Iranzo-Cortes, Jose Maria Montiel-Company
Summary: A systematic review found that regenerative endodontic treatment (RET) showed high survival and success rates in treating traumatized necrotic immature permanent teeth. However, the impact of trauma on the prognosis of RET remains uncertain. Further research is needed to evaluate root maturation using 3-dimensional radiographic evaluations in traumatized teeth, and high-level clinical studies comparing RET with apexification are necessary.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)