Numerous nickel titanium rotary file systems have been introduced in recent years. The recommended speed at which these files are to be operated varies widely between manufacturers. The purpose of this study was to test the number of rotations to fracture of NiTi rotary files when operated at different speeds and at different angles. Sixty size 25 Profile® nickel titanium rotary files were tested, thirty 0.04 and thirty 0.06 taper. Files were operated at speeds of 350 or 600 rpm and at angles of 25°, 28°, and 33.5°. The time to fracture was recorded and the numbers of rotations to fracture were calculated. The data was analyzed using a two-way ANOVA, and post hoc Tukey-Kramer multiple-comparison test with alpha = .001. The results show a significant difference in the number of rotations fracture according to taper and angle. Files of .06 taper fractured more readily than files of .04 taper as the speed increased, and the time to fracture decreased for both tapers as the angle increased. No significant difference was produced by the speed at which the files were operated. The number of rotations until fracture of NiTi rotary files is not related to the operational speed.

The purpose of this study was to compare the number of rotations to failure of three different rotary file systems. ProFile, Sequence, and Liberator files in sizes 25 and 40 with 0.04 taper were divided into groups of five and rotated against a grooved metal block mounted to a Universal testing machine at 31 and 34 degrees. Each file was rotated at 300 rpm until fracture occurred. The number of rotations to fracture were calculated. Use of a three-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD multiple comparison tests revealed significant differences for the angle of deflection, size, and type of file. An increased angle of deflection resulted in a decreased number of rotations to failure for all three file types. An increased size of file also resulted in a decreased number of rotations to failure in all the groups. Liberator and Sequence files required fewer rotations to failure than ProFiles in all groups tested except the size 25 files rotated at the less severe angle. ProFiles appear to be more resistant to flexural fracture than Liberator and Sequence files unless the files are of smaller size with a less severe curvature. Care should be taken to limit the number of uses when using larger size files, especially Liberator and Sequence files, around severe curvatures.

O preparo do canal radicular ideal relaciona-se ao processo de sanificação em conjunto com a modelagem que resulta em condições especificas para a obturação dos sistemas de canais radiculares. Com a evolução constante dos sistemas de preparo, a microtomografia computadorizada (micro-CT) se apresenta como método de pesquisa confiável que possibilita uma avaliação completa e detalhada do canal radicular. Para tanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a capacidade de modelagem do sistema ProTaper Gold (PTG) em relação ao ProTaper Next (PTN) com glide path realizado com lima K #15 ou sistema ProGlider (PG), analisando o transporte da curvatura original do canal, desgaste de dentina, aumento no volume e na superfície do canal radicular e a quantificação das superfícies não tocadas após o preparo do canal radicular em canais mesiais de molares inferiores com curvatura acentuada. A média de curvatura de todos os dentes foi de 54o. Vinte e quatro molares inferiores foram divididos em dois grupos (n=12) de acordo com o glide path realizado (com PG ou com lima K #15). A seguir, o sistema PTG foi utilizado no canal mésio-vestibular e o sistema PTN no canal mésio-lingual, criando mais dois subgrupos. Os dentes foram escaneados por meio da micro-CT antes e após o preparo. Os dados obtidos foram comparados utilizando teste ANOVA para análise de variância de dois fatores e teste Tukey para combinações múltiplas. Nos resultados, em toda extensão do canal radicular, assim como para as análises nos terços cervical, médio e apical, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos quanto ao transporte do canal. Quanto à quantidade de dentina removida, o sistema PTN combinado com a lima K #15 apresentou porcentagem significativamente menor do que nos outros grupos apenas no terço médio. O percentual de aumento do volume do canal foi maior nos grupos onde o glide path foi realizado com lima K #15 em relação aos grupos com glide path realizado com PG e significativo na totalidade do canal e nas análises individualizadas para os terços cervical e médio. O percentual do aumento da área de superfície foi significativamente maior na análise da totalidade do canal e na análise individualizando o terço médio nos grupos onde o glide path foi realizado com lima K#15. Ocorreu diferença significativa e maior quantidade de paredes não tocadas no terço apical nos grupos onde foi realizado glide path com lima K#15. Diante dos resultados, é possível concluir que em todos os grupos o glide path realizado com lima K #15 ou PG, não apresentou interferência sobre o desvio da curvatura original do canal radicular, no entanto, nos grupos que o PG foi usado, houve maior quantidade de paredes tocadas na região apical. / The ideal root canal preparation is related to the process of cleaning and shaping that results in specific conditions for the filling of root canal systems. Due the constant evolution of preparation systems, microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) has been presented as a reliable method of research that possibilite a complete and detailed appraisal of the root canal. Few studies have been performed on instrumentation systems with this methodology. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the shaping ability of the ProTaper Gold (PTG) system and the ProTaper Next (PTN) with glide path done with K #15 file or ProGlider (PG) system, analyzing the canal transportation, quantity of dentine removed, increase in volume and surface of the root canal and the quantification of uninstrumented root canal surface after the its prepare into mesial canals of mandibular molars with severely curvature. Twenty-four mandibular molars were divided in two groups (n=12) according to the glide path accomplished (with PG or with K #15 file). After, the PTG system was used on the mesiobuccal canal and the PTN system on the mesiolingual, creating two more subgroups. The teeth were scanned by a micro-CT before and after the preparation. The obtained data were compared using ANOVA test for the variance analyzes of two factors and Tukey test for multiple combinations. In the results, on all of the root canal extension, as well as to the analysis on the cervical, middle and apical thirds, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups about the canal transportation. In terms of the quantity of dentine removed, the PTN system combined with K #15 file showed significant lower percentage than the other groups just in the middle third. The increase on percentage of the canal volume was bigger in the groups where the glide path was done with K #15 file in relation to the groups with glide path accomplished with PG and significant on the totality of the canal and on the individualized analyzes for the cervical and middle thirds. The percentage of the surface increase was significantly greater on the totality analyzes of the canal and on the one individualizing the middle third on the groups where the glide path was performed with K #15 file. There was meaningful difference and greater amount of walls uninstrumented in the apical third on the groups where glide path with K #15 file was used. In front of the results, is possible to conclude that the glide path, done with K #15 file or PG, didn\'t present interference on the deviation of the root canal original curvature to all groups; however, when PG was used, there was a greater number of walls instrumented on the apical region to both systems tested.

O preparo do canal radicular ideal relaciona-se ao processo de sanificação em conjunto com a modelagem que resulta em condições especificas para a obturação dos sistemas de canais radiculares. Com a evolução constante dos sistemas de preparo, a microtomografia computadorizada (micro-CT) se apresenta como método de pesquisa confiável que possibilita uma avaliação completa e detalhada do canal radicular. Para tanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a capacidade de modelagem do sistema ProTaper Gold (PTG) em relação ao ProTaper Next (PTN) com glide path realizado com lima K #15 ou sistema ProGlider (PG), analisando o transporte da curvatura original do canal, desgaste de dentina, aumento no volume e na superfície do canal radicular e a quantificação das superfícies não tocadas após o preparo do canal radicular em canais mesiais de molares inferiores com curvatura acentuada. A média de curvatura de todos os dentes foi de 54o. Vinte e quatro molares inferiores foram divididos em dois grupos (n=12) de acordo com o glide path realizado (com PG ou com lima K #15). A seguir, o sistema PTG foi utilizado no canal mésio-vestibular e o sistema PTN no canal mésio-lingual, criando mais dois subgrupos. Os dentes foram escaneados por meio da micro-CT antes e após o preparo. Os dados obtidos foram comparados utilizando teste ANOVA para análise de variância de dois fatores e teste Tukey para combinações múltiplas. Nos resultados, em toda extensão do canal radicular, assim como para as análises nos terços cervical, médio e apical, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos quanto ao transporte do canal. Quanto à quantidade de dentina removida, o sistema PTN combinado com a lima K #15 apresentou porcentagem significativamente menor do que nos outros grupos apenas no terço médio. O percentual de aumento do volume do canal foi maior nos grupos onde o glide path foi realizado com lima K #15 em relação aos grupos com glide path realizado com PG e significativo na totalidade do canal e nas análises individualizadas para os terços cervical e médio. O percentual do aumento da área de superfície foi significativamente maior na análise da totalidade do canal e na análise individualizando o terço médio nos grupos onde o glide path foi realizado com lima K#15. Ocorreu diferença significativa e maior quantidade de paredes não tocadas no terço apical nos grupos onde foi realizado glide path com lima K#15. Diante dos resultados, é possível concluir que em todos os grupos o glide path realizado com lima K #15 ou PG, não apresentou interferência sobre o desvio da curvatura original do canal radicular, no entanto, nos grupos que o PG foi usado, houve maior quantidade de paredes tocadas na região apical. / The ideal root canal preparation is related to the process of cleaning and shaping that results in specific conditions for the filling of root canal systems. Due the constant evolution of preparation systems, microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) has been presented as a reliable method of research that possibilite a complete and detailed appraisal of the root canal. Few studies have been performed on instrumentation systems with this methodology. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the shaping ability of the ProTaper Gold (PTG) system and the ProTaper Next (PTN) with glide path done with K #15 file or ProGlider (PG) system, analyzing the canal transportation, quantity of dentine removed, increase in volume and surface of the root canal and the quantification of uninstrumented root canal surface after the its prepare into mesial canals of mandibular molars with severely curvature. Twenty-four mandibular molars were divided in two groups (n=12) according to the glide path accomplished (with PG or with K #15 file). After, the PTG system was used on the mesiobuccal canal and the PTN system on the mesiolingual, creating two more subgroups. The teeth were scanned by a micro-CT before and after the preparation. The obtained data were compared using ANOVA test for the variance analyzes of two factors and Tukey test for multiple combinations. In the results, on all of the root canal extension, as well as to the analysis on the cervical, middle and apical thirds, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups about the canal transportation. In terms of the quantity of dentine removed, the PTN system combined with K #15 file showed significant lower percentage than the other groups just in the middle third. The increase on percentage of the canal volume was bigger in the groups where the glide path was done with K #15 file in relation to the groups with glide path accomplished with PG and significant on the totality of the canal and on the individualized analyzes for the cervical and middle thirds. The percentage of the surface increase was significantly greater on the totality analyzes of the canal and on the one individualizing the middle third on the groups where the glide path was performed with K #15 file. There was meaningful difference and greater amount of walls uninstrumented in the apical third on the groups where glide path with K #15 file was used. In front of the results, is possible to conclude that the glide path, done with K #15 file or PG, didn\'t present interference on the deviation of the root canal original curvature to all groups; however, when PG was used, there was a greater number of walls instrumented on the apical region to both systems tested.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of partial and total immersion in sodium hypochlorite on nickel-titanium rotary files and to determine whether resistance to fracture was influenced by the immersion time. One hundred K3™ and 100 ProFile® rotary files were either partially or totally immersed in 5.25% sodium hypochlorite for zero, one, five, thirty, or sixty minutes. After immersion, files were subjected to cyclic fatigue testing. Time to fracture was recorded and analyzed by a two-way ANOVA. Tukey's honest significant difference was used to identify any differences in immersion times. Within all ProFile groups and partial immersion K3 groups, there was no significant decrease in time to fracture with increased immersion time in sodium hypochlorite. Only the K3 total immersion groups revealed a significant decrease in time to fracture with increased immersion time in sodium hypochlorite.

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