Due to the widespread use of MTA in dentistry and various brands of this product, we decided to compare the three brands available in the country market by their biocompatibility. We divided 20 male Wistar rats into four groups. After local anesthesia and washing, we made two incisions on both sides (4 incisions in total).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Apical transportation changes the physical shape and physiologic environment of the root canal terminus. The aim of the present experimental study was to determine the extent of apical transportation after instrumentation with hand K-Flexofile and K3 rotary instruments by means of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Methods And Materials: Forty mesiobuccal root canals of maxillary first molars, with 19-22 mm length and 20-40(°) canal curvature, were selected and assigned into two preparation groups.