Effective irrigant delivery and agitation are prerequisites to promote root canal disinfection and debris removal and improve successful endodontic treatment. This paper presents an overview of the currently available technologies to improve the cleaning of the endodontic space and their debridement efficacy. A PubMed electronic search was conducted with appropriate key words to identify the relevant literature on this topic. After retrieving the full-text articles, all the articles were reviewed and the most appropriate were included in this review. Several different systems of mechanical activation of irrigants to improve endodontic disinfection were analysed: manual agitation with gutta-percha cones, endodontic instruments or special brushes, vibrating systems activated by low-speed hand-pieces or by sonic or subsonic energy, use of ultrasonic or laser energy to mechanically activate the irrigants and apical negative pressure irrigation systems. Furthermore, this review aims to describe systems designed to improve the intracanal bacterial decontamination by a specific chemical action, such as ozone, direct laser action or light-activated disinfection. The ultrasonic activation of root canal irrigants and of sodium hypochlorite in particular still remains the gold standard to which all other systems of mechanical agitation analyzed in this article were compared. From this overview, it is evident that the use of different irrigation systems can provide several advantages in the clinical endodontic outcome and that integration of new technologies, coupled with enhanced techniques and materials, may help everyday clinical practice.

New technologies to improve root canal disinfection / Plotino, Gianluca; Cortese, Teresa; Grande, NICOLA MARIA; Leonardi, Denise P; DI GIORGIO, Gianni; Testarelli, Luca; Gambarini, Gianluca. - In: BRAZILIAN DENTAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0103-6440. - ELETTRONICO. - 27:1(2016), pp. 3-8. [10.1590/0103-6440201600726]

New technologies to improve root canal disinfection

PLOTINO, GIANLUCA
Primo
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GRANDE, NICOLA MARIA;DI GIORGIO, GIANNI;TESTARELLI, Luca
Penultimo
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GAMBARINI, Gianluca
Ultimo
2016

Abstract

Effective irrigant delivery and agitation are prerequisites to promote root canal disinfection and debris removal and improve successful endodontic treatment. This paper presents an overview of the currently available technologies to improve the cleaning of the endodontic space and their debridement efficacy. A PubMed electronic search was conducted with appropriate key words to identify the relevant literature on this topic. After retrieving the full-text articles, all the articles were reviewed and the most appropriate were included in this review. Several different systems of mechanical activation of irrigants to improve endodontic disinfection were analysed: manual agitation with gutta-percha cones, endodontic instruments or special brushes, vibrating systems activated by low-speed hand-pieces or by sonic or subsonic energy, use of ultrasonic or laser energy to mechanically activate the irrigants and apical negative pressure irrigation systems. Furthermore, this review aims to describe systems designed to improve the intracanal bacterial decontamination by a specific chemical action, such as ozone, direct laser action or light-activated disinfection. The ultrasonic activation of root canal irrigants and of sodium hypochlorite in particular still remains the gold standard to which all other systems of mechanical agitation analyzed in this article were compared. From this overview, it is evident that the use of different irrigation systems can provide several advantages in the clinical endodontic outcome and that integration of new technologies, coupled with enhanced techniques and materials, may help everyday clinical practice.
2016
root canal preparation; endodontic disinfection; biomechanical disinfection; root canal irrigants; activation systems
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New technologies to improve root canal disinfection / Plotino, Gianluca; Cortese, Teresa; Grande, NICOLA MARIA; Leonardi, Denise P; DI GIORGIO, Gianni; Testarelli, Luca; Gambarini, Gianluca. - In: BRAZILIAN DENTAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0103-6440. - ELETTRONICO. - 27:1(2016), pp. 3-8. [10.1590/0103-6440201600726]
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