Results showed that mechanical active irrigation reduces post-operative pain .
It improved debridement , canal/isthmus cleanliness .
It also improved delivery of irrigant up to working length .
Bacterial count was more with active irrigation , though not significant .
There is no effect on long-term periapical healing .
Conclusion It may be concluded that mechanical active irrigation devices are beneficial in reducing post-operative pain and improving canal and isthmus cleanliness during Endodontics
Objective Irrigant activation has been cl aim ed to be beneficial in in vitro and clinical studies .
This systematic review aims to investigate the clinical efficiency of mechanically activated irrigants and conventional irrigation .
Ability of chemomechanical preparation with either rotary instruments or self-adjusting file to disinfect oval-shaped root canals.
INTRODUCTION Oval-shaped root canals might represent a great challenge for proper disinfection . This study compared the capability of a newly developed instrument , the self-adjusting file ( SAF ) , and rotary nickel-titanium ( NiTi ) instrumentation to eliminate Enterococcus faecalis population s from long oval root canals of extracted human teeth . As a secondary purpose , the ability of a modification in sampling technique to recover bacteria lodged in recesses of oval canals was evaluated . METHODS Long oval canals from m and ibular incisors and maxillary second premolars were infected with E. faecalis ( ATCC 29212 ) for 30 days and then r and omly distributed into 2 experimental groups . In group 1 , canals were prepared up to a 40/04 rotary BioRaCe instrument by using irrigation with NaviTip needles ; in group 2 , canals were prepared by using the SAF system with continuous irrigation . NaOCl and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid were used as irrigants . Bacteriologic sample s were taken before ( S1 ) and after preparation ( S2a and S2b ) . RESULTS Reduction in the bacterial population s was highly significant in both groups ( P < .001 ) . Preparation of long oval canals with the SAF was significantly more effective than rotary NiTi instrumentation in reducing intracanal E. faecalis counts ( P = .01 ) . Frequency of positive cultures in S2 sample s was 11 of 20 ( 55 % ) for rotary instrumentation and 4 of 20 ( 20 % ) for SAF instrumentation ( P = .048 ) . S2b sample s ( modified method ) yielded more positive sample s than S2a ( 12/40 vs 5/40 ) , but this difference reached no statistical significance ( P > .05 ) . CONCLUSIONS The SAF system was significantly more effective than rotary NiTi instrumentation used with syringe/needle irrigation in disinfecting long oval root canals in vitro . A modified sampling technique might be necessary for oval canals
Results showed that mechanical active irrigation reduces post-operative pain .
It improved debridement , canal/isthmus cleanliness .
It also improved delivery of irrigant up to working length .
Bacterial count was more with active irrigation , though not significant .
There is no effect on long-term periapical healing .
Conclusion It may be concluded that mechanical active irrigation devices are beneficial in reducing post-operative pain and improving canal and isthmus cleanliness during Endodontics
Objective Irrigant activation has been cl aim ed to be beneficial in in vitro and clinical studies .
This systematic review aims to investigate the clinical efficiency of mechanically activated irrigants and conventional irrigation .