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Temperature changes during ultrasonic irrigation with different inserts and modes of activation

Zeltner, M; Peters, O A; Paqué, F (2009). Temperature changes during ultrasonic irrigation with different inserts and modes of activation. Journal of Endodontics, 35(4):573-577.

Abstract

This study evaluated temperature changes during passive ultrasonic irrigation. Root canals of three extracted maxillary canines were enlarged to size #45. Thermocouples were mounted 3, 6, and 9 mm from the apical foramen. Teeth were placed in a water bath at 37 degrees C. Distilled water (20 degrees C) was continuously delivered through an ultrasonic unit (group 1) or deposited into the root canal before ultrasonic activation (group 2); for activation, noncutting nickel-titanium (NiTi) inserts or stainless steel K-files #15, #25, and #35 were used. Before and during ultrasonic activation, temperatures were continuously measured for 210 seconds. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance and Scheffé post hoc tests. Temperatures initially decreased by up to 7.4 degrees C; these drops were significantly smaller in group 1 than in group 2 (p < 0.001) in the middle and apical root canal third. The decreases were followed by temperature rises for all inserts in group 2. However, in group 1, temperatures just reached baseline values in middle and apical thirds; in the coronal root canal third, lower temperatures were measured. In group 2, mean temperature rises were 7.7 degrees , 7.5 degrees , and 4.2 degrees C in coronal, middle, and apical root canal thirds. Here, K-file type inserts size #35 generated highest and inserts size #15 the lowest temperatures rises; NiTi inserts were more effective than size #15 K-files and less effective than #35 K-files. Continuous flow negated the potential of ultrasonic activation to heat irrigation solutions. Noncutting NiTi instruments and large K-files were more effective than small K-files in warming deposited irrigants.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Center for Dental Medicine > Clinic of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > General Dentistry
Language:English
Date:April 2009
Deposited On:01 Feb 2010 17:32
Last Modified:09 Jul 2025 03:33
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0099-2399
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2009.01.007
Related URLs:https://www.zora.uzh.ch/27327/
PubMed ID:19345808
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