Can the addition of surfactants to NaOCl irrigation impact on the percentage of voids of root canal filling?

This study evaluated the impact of canal irrigation using surfactants associated to NaOCl on the percentage of voids of root canal filling through micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) analysis. 27 mandibular mesial roots with Vertucci type II canal configuration with isthmus were selected and scanned in a micro-CT device. The specimens were assigned to three groups (n = 9), according to the irrigation solution during instrumentation: 2.

Effect of low-level laser therapy on postoperative endodontic pain: An updated systematic review.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on postoperative pain after endodontic treatment.

Methods: The PICOS strategy was used to identify randomized clinical trials comparing low-level laser therapy and mock laser therapy to manage postoperative pain after endodontic treatment, retreatment, and endodontic surgery. An electronic search was performed in MEDLINE through PubMed, Web of Science, LILACS, Scopus and Cochrane Library, OpenGrey and Google Scholar.

Effect of intracanal cryotherapy application on postoperative endodontic pain: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

Objectives: To assess the influence of intracanal cryotherapy application on postoperative pain after endodontic treatment.

Materials And Methods: A systematic review (SR) was conducted in seven databases. Articles that were published up to 04 February 2020 were included and randomized clinical trials that used a cold saline solution for final irrigation to manage postoperative endodontic pain were compared with those that used a saline solution at room temperature.

Final Endodontic Irrigation with 70% Ethanol Enhanced Calcium Hydroxide Removal from the Apical Third.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cleanliness of root canal walls and dentinal tubules after attempting to remove the calcium hydroxide dressing with different irrigant solutions and the use of nonactivated irrigation or passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI).

Methods: After root canal instrumentation, 80 single-rooted teeth were filled with calcium hydroxide mixed with propylene glycol and 0.1% rhodamine B dye and inserted into canals with a Lentulo spiral.

Effect of sodium ascorbate on bond strength and metalloproteinases activity in bleached dentin.

Aim: This study evaluated the effect of sodium ascorbate (SA) on the proteolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and investigated the related effects on the bond strength of bleached dentin.

Materials And Methods: Eighty freshly extracted human third molars were randomly divided according to treatment (bleaching or SA application), type of analysis (microshear or measuring MMP activity), and post-bleaching time to assess bond strength (24 hrs or 30 days). Data from both analyses were subjected to one-way analysis of variance to detect differences among groups, followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test (≤0.

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Oral Cavity.

Metastases to the oral cavity are extremely rare events, representing less than 1% of all malignant oral tumors. Renal cell carcinoma constitutes about 3% of solid tumors in adults, and it is the most frequent kidney neoplasm, representing about 90% of kidney malignancies. Due to the silent growth of this neoplasm, most patients have no symptoms and the diagnosis is belated, usually after metastases.