Assessment of the disinfection of root canals using a rotatory system associated or not to a complementary chemical treatment / Avaliação da desinfecção do canal radicular frente ao preparo químico-cirúrgico por meio rotatório associado ou não a tratamento químico complementar

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The effective disinfection of root canals represents a constant clinical concern. This research aimed at verifying the level of disinfection achieved by mechanical instrumentation using the K3 system when compared to the associated use of the same system and a complementary chemical dentinal treatment. Sixteen singlerooted lower canines were randomly divided into two groups. Two experiments, each using 8 teeth per group, were conducted on different days. The dental crowns were sectioned and the root length was standardized to 15 mm. The canals were instrumented using #10 or 15 K-files with 1% sodium hypochlorite, followed by 5% sodium thiosulfate. The root canals were measured. The teeth were made externally impermeable by two layers of ethyl cyanoacrylate and placed in Eppendorf tubes using epoxy resin. The compounds (root + Eppendorf) were sterilized in an autoclave for 20 min at 134oC. A suspension that corresponds to the bacterial concentration of 0.5 on the McFarland scale (1.5 x 108 CFU) was inoculated onto the specimens. The first microbiological sample collection was done immediately after incubation in order to determine the number of colony-forming units. Chemical preparation of the root canals of group 1 was done using the K3 rotatory system exclusively. Sterile paper cones were inserted into the canal for a new collection. Teeth from group 2 also had their root canals prepared using the K3 rotatory system up to the phase of final irrigation with 0.5% sodium hypochlorite and 17% EDTA-T. Next, chemical dentinal treatment was done by inserting a 1% sodium hypochlorite solution into the pulp cavity and agitating for one minute with the aid of a #25 K-file. This step was repeated 5 times using a total of 10 ml of the solution for a total duration of 10 minutes. Final irrigation was done using 10 ml of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution followed by 20 ml of 17% EDTA-T (pH 7.0). A new collection for microbiological examination was done. These suspensions underwent serial dilutions from 10-1 to 10- 7 using peptone water before preparation and from 10-1 to 10-5 afterwards. The dilutions were then inoculated thrice onto TSA plates. After an incubation period of 24h, the number of colony-forming units (CFU) was determined for the plates which presented with bacterial growth. Although there was a reduction of the bacterial population in both experimental groups when pre and post-operative counts were compared, results demonstrated that there was no statistically significant difference between the two study groups (p>0.05).

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rotatory instrumentation disinfection preparo químico cirúrgico instrumentação rotatória desinfecção chemical root preparation

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