The efficacy of the self-adjusting file and ProTaper for removal of calcium hydroxide from root canals

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Self-Adjusting File (SAF) and ProTaper for removing calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] from root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-six human mandibular incisors were instrumented with the ProTaper system up to instrument F2 and fi...

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Main Authors: Gisele Faria, Milton Carlos Kuga, Alessandra Camila Ruy, Arturo Javier Aranda-Garcia, Idomeo Bonetti-Filho, Juliane Maria Guerreiro-Tanomaru, Renato Toledo Leonardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000400346&lng=en&tlng=en