Open AccessScanning electron microscopic evaluation of efficacy of 17% Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and chitosan for smear layer removal with ultrasonics: An In vitro study
Author(s) -
Aradhana Babu Kamble,
Sathish Abraham,
Deepak Kakde,
C Shashidhar,
Disha Lalit Mehta
Publication year - 2017
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_745_17
Subject(s) - smear layer , sodium hypochlorite , chitosan , root canal , ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid , scanning electron microscope , dentistry , materials science , layer (electronics) , biomedical engineering , medicine , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , composite material , chelation , metallurgy , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The main aim of root canal treatment is cleaning, shaping and then obturating three dimensionally to prevent reinfection. This includes chemicomechanical cleansing by instrumentation and the use of irrigating solutions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the smear layer removal from root canal dentine subjected to two root canal irrigants, 17% EDTA and 0.2% Chitosan, a new irrigant using Scanning Electron Microscope.