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Boutsioukis C, Arias-Moliz MT, Chávez de Paz LE. A critical analysis of research methods and experimental models to study irrigants and irrigation systems. Int Endod J 2022; 55 Suppl 2:295-329. [PMID: 35171506 PMCID: PMC9314845 DOI: 10.1111/iej.13710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Irrigation plays an essential role in root canal treatment. The purpose of this narrative review was to critically appraise the experimental methods and models used to study irrigants and irrigation systems and to provide directions for future research. Studies on the antimicrobial effect of irrigants should use mature multispecies biofilms grown on dentine or inside root canals and should combine at least two complementary evaluation methods. Dissolution of pulp tissue remnants should be examined in the presence of dentine and, preferably, inside human root canals. Micro-omputed tomography is currently the method of choice for the assessment of accumulated dentine debris and their removal. A combination of experiments in transparent root canals and numerical modeling is needed to address irrigant penetration. Finally, models to evaluate irrigant extrusion through the apical foramen should simulate the periapical tissues and provide quantitative data on the amount of extruded irrigant. Mimicking the in vivo conditions as close as possible and standardization of the specimens and experimental protocols are universal requirements irrespective of the surrogate endpoint studied. Obsolete and unrealistic models must be abandoned in favour of more appropriate and valid ones that have more direct application and translation to clinical Endodontics.
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- C Boutsioukis
- Department of Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Dezhurko-Korol VA, Novozhilova NE, Makeeva IM, Arkhipova AY, Moisenovich MM, Akhmadishina LV, Lukashev AN, Semenov AM, Leontieva MR, Byakova SF. The influence of centrifugation and inoculation time on the number, distribution, and viability of intratubular bacteria and surface biofilm in deciduous and permanent bovine dentin. Arch Oral Biol 2020; 114:104716. [PMID: 32325265 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2020.104716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study aimed to assess the influence of centrifugation and inoculation time on the number, distribution, and viability of intratubular bacteria and surface monospecies E. faecalis biofilm. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-four semicylindrical specimens cut from primary (n = 22) and permanent (n = 22) bovine teeth were randomly assigned to the experimental groups. Teeth of each type were inoculated with E. faecalis with and without centrifugation for 1 and 14 days. The number, localization, viability of bacteria and depth of their penetration were assessed with bacterial culturing of dentin shavings, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser electron microscopy (CLSM). Three-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey test were used to assess the influence of different experimental setups on dentin infection. RESULTS Severe dentin infection was observed in permanent and deciduous teeth after centrifugation and 1-day incubation: bacteria reached the full length of dentinal tubules and colony-forming units were too numerous to count. The volume of green fluorescence didn't differ significantly in permanent teeth compared with deciduous (p = 1.0). After 1-day stationary inoculation, small number of cultivable bacteria and few viable bacteria in dentinal tubules were found in both groups. After 14-day stationary inoculation, the dentin infection according to CLSM was deeper in deciduous teeth compared with permanent (p = 0.006 and p = 0.019 for centrifugation and stationary inoculation, respectively). CONCLUSION The most even and dense dentin infection was observed in primary and permanent bovine teeth after centrifugation and 1-day inoculation, and in deciduous teeth after 14-day stationary inoculation.
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- Viktoria A Dezhurko-Korol
- Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Mojaiskii val str., 11, 121059б, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Mojaiskii val str., 11, 121059б, Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Mojaiskii val str., 11, 121059б, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- E.I. Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), M. Pirogovskaya str., 20-1, 119435, Moscow, Russia
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- E.I. Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), M. Pirogovskaya str., 20-1, 119435, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-12, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Mojaiskii val str., 11, 121059б, Moscow, Russia
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Ultrasonic Irrigant Activation during Root Canal Treatment: A Systematic Review. J Endod 2019; 45:31-44.e13. [PMID: 30558797 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on the cleaning and disinfection of root canals and the healing of apical periodontitis when ultrasonic irrigant activation is applied during primary root canal treatment of mature permanent teeth compared with syringe irrigation. METHODS An electronic search was conducted of the Cochrane Library, Embase, LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, and Scopus databases using both free-text key words and controlled vocabulary. Additional studies were sought through hand searching of endodontic journals and textbooks. The retrieved studies were screened by 2 reviewers according to predefined criteria. The included studies were critically appraised, and the extracted data were arranged in tables. RESULTS The electronic and hand search retrieved 1966 titles. Three clinical studies and 45 in vitro studies were included in this review. Ultrasonic activation did not improve the healing rate of apical periodontitis compared with syringe irrigation after primary root canal treatment of teeth with a single root canal. Conflicting results were reported by the in vitro microbiological studies. Ultrasonic activation was more effective than syringe irrigation in the removal of pulp tissue remnants and hard tissue debris based on both clinical and in vitro studies. Ultrasonic activation groups were possibly favored in 13 studies, whereas syringe irrigation groups may have been favored in 3 studies. CONCLUSIONS The level of the available evidence was low, so no strong clinical recommendations could be formulated. Future studies should focus on the antimicrobial effect and healing of apical periodontitis in teeth with multiple root canals.
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Nogo-Zivanovic D, Bjelovic L, Ivanovic V, Kanjevac T, Tanaskovic I. Consideration of the Therapeutic Potential of Irrigants in Endodontic Therapy. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2016-0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The main objective of endodontic treatment is to remove vital and necrotic remnants of pulp tissue and microorganisms and their toxic products from the root canal. During chemo-mechanical endodontic preparation, a smear layer is formed on the wall of the canals. Due to an inability to remove all tissue remnants and the smear layer from the root canal by mechanical instrumentation, it is necessary to use irrigation to ensure sufficient cleaning and disinfection of the largest part of the root canalicular system. The most commonly used irrigants are sodium hypochlorite (Na-OCl), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), citric acid and chlorhexidine (CHX). Recently, the irrigants QMix and MTAD have been introduced to the market. They are a mixture of different components having antimicrobial, organolytic and mineralytic effects on canal detritus and the smear layer. This review article investigates irrigants in terms of the nature of their effect, their efficiency, optimal concentration, and method of use, and the interactions between the irrigants most commonly used in endodontic therapy are discussed, with special emphasis on QMix and MTAD.
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- Dajana Nogo-Zivanovic
- Department for Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Medicine , University of East Sarajevo , Foca , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department for Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Medicine , University of East Sarajevo , Foca , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Restorative Odontology and Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
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Alkaline Sodium Hypochlorite Irrigant and Its Chemical Interactions. MATERIALS 2017; 10:ma10101147. [PMID: 28961175 PMCID: PMC5666953 DOI: 10.3390/ma10101147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Endodontic irrigating solutions may interact chemically with one another. This is important, because even when solutions are not admixed, they will come into contact with one another during an alternating irrigation technique, forming unwanted by-products, which may be toxic or irritant. Mixing or alternating irrigants can also reduce their ability to clean and disinfect the root canal system of teeth by changing their chemical structure with subsequent loss of the active agent, or by inducing precipitate formation in the root canal system. Precipitates occlude dental tubules, resulting in less penetration of antimicrobials and a loss of disinfection efficacy. Sodium hypochlorite is not only a very reactive oxidizing agent, but is also the most commonly used endodontic irrigant. As such, many interactions occurring between it and other irrigants, chelators and other antimicrobials, may occur. Of particular interest is the interaction between sodium hypochlorite and the chelators EDTA, citric acid and etidronate and between sodium hypochlorite and the antimicrobials chlorhexidine, alexidine, MTAD and octenisept.
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Hoedke D, Enseleit C, Gruner D, Dommisch H, Schlafer S, Dige I, Bitter K. Effect of photodynamic therapy in combination with various irrigation protocols on an endodontic multispecies biofilmex vivo. Int Endod J 2017; 51 Suppl 1:e23-e34. [DOI: 10.1111/iej.12763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- D. Hoedke
- Department of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Dentistry; Health; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Dentistry; Health; Aarhus University; Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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Effects of Diode Laser, Gaseous Ozone, and Medical Dressings on Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms in the Root Canal Ex Vivo. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:6321850. [PMID: 28567421 PMCID: PMC5439256 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6321850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The objective was to compare the antibacterial effects of adjunctive disinfection using diode laser and gaseous ozone compared to the medical dressings calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and chlorhexidine gel (CHX-Gel) on Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in human root canals ex vivo. Root canals of 180 human extracted teeth were infected by E. faecalis and divided into 3 main groups (G): G1, control; G2, instrumentation and irrigation using 0.9% NaCl; G3, instrumentation and irrigation using 1% NaOCl. In each main group, the following treatments were applied: gaseous ozone, diode laser, and medical dressings of Ca(OH)2 or CHX-Gel for 7 days (n = 15). Reduction of colony forming units (CFUs) inside the root canal of planktons and frequencies of adherent bacteria after treatment were calculated. Bacterial reduction was significantly affected by the irrigation protocol (p < 0.0005) and the disinfection method (p < 0.0005), and a significant interaction between both factors could be observed (p < 0.0005; ANOVA). In G3 (instrumentation using 1% NaOCl), no significant effect of disinfection methods could be demonstrated on planktonic bacteria (p = 0.062; ANOVA) and frequencies of adherent bacteria (p > 0.05; chi-square test). Instrumentation and irrigation using NaOCl combined with ozone or laser application resulted in comparable bacterial reduction on E. faecalis to the application of medical dressings.
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Konstantinidi E, Psimma Z, Chávez de Paz LE, Boutsioukis C. Apical negative pressure irrigation versus syringe irrigation: a systematic review of cleaning and disinfection of the root canal system. Int Endod J 2017; 50:1034-1054. [PMID: 27898180 DOI: 10.1111/iej.12725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of this study was to systematically review and critically analyse the published data on the treatment outcome (primary outcome) and on the cleaning and disinfection of root canals (secondary outcomes) achieved by negative pressure irrigation as compared to syringe irrigation. An electronic search was conducted in EMBASE, LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, Scopus and Web of Knowledge using both free-text keywords and controlled vocabulary. Additional studies were sought through hand searching of endodontic journals and of the relevant chapters of endodontic textbooks. No language restriction was imposed. The retrieved studies were screened by two reviewers according to predefined criteria. Included studies were critically appraised and the extracted data were arranged in tables. The electronic search and hand search retrieved 489 titles. One clinical study and 14 in vitro studies were finally included in the review; none of these studies assessed treatment outcome, four studies assessed the antimicrobial effect, seven studies evaluated the removal of pulp tissue remnants, and four studies investigated the removal of hard tissue debris or both hard tissue debris and pulp tissue remnants. Poor standardization and description of the protocols was evident. Inconclusive results were reported about the cleaning and disinfection accomplished by the two irrigation methods. Negative pressure irrigation was more effective under certain conditions when compared to suboptimal syringe irrigation; however, the variability of the protocols hindered quantitative synthesis. There is insufficient evidence to claim general superiority of any one of these methods. The level of the available evidence is low, and the conclusions should be interpreted with caution.
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- E Konstantinidi
- Department of Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Private Practice, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Endodontics, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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