EVALUATION OF APICAL EXTRUSION OF DEBRIS DURING INSTRUMENTATION IN PRO-TAPER GOLD AND PRO-TAPER NEXT: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Keywords:
Apical Extrusion, Glass vials, ProTaper Next, ProTaper GoldAbstract
Aim: The study was intended to evaluate the amount of apically extruded debris following root canal preparation with two different endodontic file systems.
Materials and Methods: Thirty mandibular premolars were selected and randomly divided into two groups (n = 15) according to file systems used: ProTaper Next (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) and the ProTaper Gold (Dentsply, Tulsa, OK, USA). All the extruded debris was collected in a preweighed glass vials and again weighed by a analytical balance. The data were statistically analysed using one-way analysis of variance.
Conclusion: The ProTaper Next rotary file extruded a significantly lower amount of debris as compared to ProTaper Gold.
Keywords: Apical Extrusion; Glass vials; ProTaper Next; ProTaper Gold