Efeito do hipoclorito de sódio 2,5%, EDTA 17%, ácido cítrico 10%, ácido peracético 1% e QMIX na microdureza e na estrutura da dentina radicular

BALDASSO, Flávia Emi Razera. Effect of sodium hypochlorite 2.5%, EDTA 17% 10% citric acid, 1% peracetic acid and QMiX on dentin microhardness and on dentinal structure of the root canal.2015. 71p. Masters Dissertation– Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 2015. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of QMiX, 17% EDTA, 10% citric acid (CA), 1% peracetic acid (PA), associated with a final irrigation with 2.5% NaOCl, on dentin microhardness, and their effects on organic components, inorganic components and erosion of the root canal dentin. Methods: Sixty human mandibular incisors roots were used in this study. The root canals were instrumented under irrigation with destilled water and the samples were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 10): QMiX, EDTA, CA, PA, NaOCl (control solution) and distilled water (negative control). After the use of chelating solutions, a final irrigation with 2.5% NaOCl was used. Before and after irrigation protocols, dentin microhardness was measured with a Knoop indenter. Three indentations were made at 100μm and 500μm from the root canal lumen. Microhardness data of each group, at each distance, before and after irrigation protocols were compared by Wilcoxon’s test (α = 0.05). Kruskall-Wallis’s test, followed by Dunn’s test, was applied for comparison among groups considering the microhardness difference at each distance. The specimens were longitudinally split and one half of it was designated for organic structure analysis by polarized light microscopy (PLM) and the other for inorganic structure analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The data obtained by the analyses in PLM and SEM were submitted to the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn's test (α = 0.05). Results: At the depth of 100μm, all protocols significantly reduced microhardness (P <0.05); while in 500μm, it occurred only in EDTA and QMiX groups (P <0.05). CA was the group that caused more erosion in the dentinal tubules, followed by PA and EDTA. QMiX opened the tubules, but did not cause dentin erosion. Regarding the analysis of organic and inorganic dentin components, NaOCl and distilled water groups showed uniformity in the collagen network and presence of smear layer obliterating the dentinal tubules, while CA group showed changes in organic and inorganic components. EDTA group did not show significant difference in the organic component alteration, but changed the inorganic structure. QMiX and PA groups did not cause significant modification in collagen and removed the smear layer without causing change in the inorganic component, when the tubules were evaluated in longitudinal direction. Conclusion: QMiX and 17% EDTA protocols presented the greatest microhardness reduction at 500μm and QMiX did not cause dentin erosion. QMiX and PA solutions, followed by 2.5% NaOCl, showed better behavior from the others chelating agents tested, when used as final irrigation, preserving organic and inorganic components (tubules analyzed longitudinally) of human root dentin.