Open AccessEffectiveness of different irrigation techniques on smear layer removal in apical thirds of mesial root canals of permanent mandibular first molar: A scanning electron microscopic study
Author(s) -
Pranav Khaord,
Aesha Amin,
Manish Shah,
Roshan Uthappa,
Nirmal Raj,
Tejal Kachalia,
Hiral Kharod
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.159742
Subject(s) - smear layer , sodium hypochlorite , molar , dentistry , scanning electron microscope , irrigation , materials science , chemistry , medicine , composite material , biology , agronomy , organic chemistry
The aim of this study was to compare smear layer removal after final irrigant activation with sonic irrigation (SI), manual dynamic agitation (MDA), passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI), and conventional syringe irrigation (CI).