Morphometric analysis of the effectiveness of different concentrations of sodium hypochlorite associated with rotary instrumentation for root canal cleaning

Braz Dent J. 2004;15(1):36-40. doi: 10.1590/s0103-64402004000100007. Epub 2004 Aug 16.

Abstract

This study evaluated the cleaning capacity of Profile.04 instruments with different concentrations of NaOCl solutions on flattened root canals. Twenty central mandibular incisors were divided into 4 groups: Group I: 0.5% NaOCl; Group II: 1% NaOCl; Group III: 5% NaOCl; Group IV: distilled and deionized water. After chemomechanical preparation, the teeth were submitted to histological preparation and morphometric analysis. Morphometric analysis showed that the 5% NaOCl was significantly more efficient in cleaning the root canal than 0.5% NaOCl and distilled water, which had the lowest levels of cleaning of the root canals (p<0.01).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Dental Alloys
  • Dental Pulp Cavity / pathology*
  • Dentin / pathology
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Nickel
  • Root Canal Irrigants / administration & dosage*
  • Root Canal Preparation / instrumentation*
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / administration & dosage*
  • Solubility
  • Stainless Steel
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium
  • Water

Substances

  • Dental Alloys
  • Root Canal Irrigants
  • Water
  • titanium nickelide
  • Stainless Steel
  • Nickel
  • Titanium
  • Sodium Hypochlorite