Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of ultrasonic tips versus the Terauchi file retrieval kit for the removal of separated endodontic instruments
Pruthi Preeti Jain, Nawal Ruchika Roongta, Talwar Sangeeta, Verma Mahesh,
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( Pruthi Preeti Jain ) - Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
( Nawal Ruchika Roongta ) - Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
( Talwar Sangeeta ) - Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
( Verma Mahesh ) - Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of ultrasonic tips versus the Terauchi file retrieval kit (TFRK) for the removal of broken endodontic instruments.
Materials and Methods: A total of 80 extracted human first mandibular molars with moderate root canal curvature were selected. Following access cavity preparation canal patency was established with a size 10/15 K-file in the mesiobuccal canals of all teeth. The teeth were divided into 2 groups of 40 teeth each: the P group (ProUltra tips) and the T group (TFRK). Each group was further subdivided into 2 smaller groups of 20 teeth each according to whether ProTaper F1 rotary instruments were fractured in either the coronal third (C constituting the PC and TC groups) or the middle third (M constituting the PM and TM groups). Instrument retrieval was performed using either ProUltra tips or the TFRK.
Results: The overall success rate at removing the separated instrument was 90% in group P and 95% in group T (p > 0.05) The mean time for instrument removal was higher with the ultrasonic tips than with the TFRK (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: Both systems are acceptable clinical tools for instrument retrieval but the loop device in the TFRK requires slightly more dexterity than is needed for the ProUltra tips.
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Root canal therapy; Separated instruments; Ultrasonics
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