Gentlefile - Less Transportation & Better Cleanliness

Cleaning and Shaping Ability of Gentlefile, HyFlex EDM, and ProTaper Next Instruments: A Combined Micro-computed Tomographic and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study

Conclusions:

"...Canals instrumented with the Gentlefile exhibited Less Transportation at the mid-root level and Better Cleanliness than those instrumented with HyFlex EDM and ProTaper Next..."

[Department of Pulp Biology and Endodontics, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.]

Important Highlights:

"...The GF group achieved Smaller Smear Layer Scores than the NiTi-instrumented groups and Smaller Debris Scores than the PTN groups, indicating the Superior Cleaning ability of the GF instruments.."

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Affiliations

1. Department of Pulp Biology and Endodontics, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.
2. Department of Pulp Biology and Endodontics, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.

Pyae Hein Htun , Arata Ebihara , Keiichiro Maki , Shunsuke Kimura , Miki Nishijo , Takashi Okiji