Introduction This systematic review aimed to compare the effectiveness of sodium
hypochlorite and chlorhexidine for root canal disinfection during root canal therapy. Methods …

Introduction We aimed to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of chlorhexidine (CHX) and
sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), 2 irrigants routinely used in root canal therapy of permanent …

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 2 different concentrations of
sodium hypochlorite on healing and postoperative pain after primary endodontic treatment …

Introduction This ex vivo study evaluated the disinfecting and shaping ability of 3 protocols
used in the preparation of mesial root canals of mandibular molars by means of correlative …

Introduction This ex vivo study evaluated the intracanal bacterial reduction promoted by
chemomechanical preparation using a single-file technique varying the volume …

Alves FRF, Rôças IN, Almeida BM, Neves MAS, Zoffoli J, Siqueira JF Jr. Quantitative
molecular and culture analyses of bacterial elimination in oval‐shaped root canals by a …

Introduction This in vivo study compared the antibacterial effectiveness of a reciprocating
single-instrument system (Reciproc; VDW, Munich, Germany) and a rotary multi-instrument …

Aim To compare the bacterial reduction achieved with reciprocating and rotary systems
during root canal preparation. Methodology Sixty distobuccal root canals of maxillary molars …

Current rotary file systems are effective tools. Nevertheless, they have two main
shortcomings: a. They are unable to effectively clean and shape oval canals and depend too …

Accumulated hard tissue debris (AHTD) is an inevitable by-product during endodontic
treatment and is difficult to remove completely using traditional syringe and needle irrigation …