Open AccessThe efficacy of the Self-Adjusting File versus WaveOne in removal of root filling residue that remains in oval canals after the use of ProTaper retreatment files: A cone-beam computed tomography study
Author(s) -
Ajinkya Pawar,
Bhagyashree Thakur,
Zvi Metzger,
Anda Kfir,
Mansing Pawar
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.173204
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , computed tomography , materials science , root (linguistics) , residue (chemistry) , orthodontics , dentistry , medicine , radiology , philosophy , linguistics , biochemistry , chemistry
The current ex vivo study compared the efficacy of removing root fillings using ProTaper retreatment files followed by either WaveOne reciprocating file or the Self-Adjusting File (SAF).