Open AccessEfficacy of laser photoacoustic streaming in paediatric root canal disinfection - An Ex-Vivo study
Author(s) -
Chandrashekar Yavagal,
Viplavi Chavan Patil,
Puja C Yavagal,
N Kiran Kumar,
Madhu Hariharan,
Sachin B Mangalekar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_498_19
Subject(s) - sodium hypochlorite , enterococcus faecalis , root canal , dentistry , medicine , ex vivo , laser , irrigation , photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , in vivo , chemistry , bacteria , biology , staphylococcus aureus , ecology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , optics , genetics
Various techniques have been employed to enhance the root canal disinfection rate using sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as an irrigant. Photon initiated photo-acoustic streaming using lasers is a newer method of endodontic disinfection.