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Background: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is strongly associated with cervical and other cancers. In women, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer. HPV infection can be largely prevented through vaccination of (adolescent) girls.

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Background: Cross contamination of HIV is a real threat today. Dental treatment often includes direct contact with a patient's blood and saliva, therefore dental professionals can be easily exposed to HIV microorganisms. Hence, it is essential to gain insight into dental students' knowledge and attitude towards HIV patients.

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Comparative Evaluation of the Efficiency of Manual and Rotary Gutta-percha Removal Techniques.

J Endod

November 2015

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal University), Bukit Baru, Melaka, Malaysia. Electronic address:

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of 2 manual and 2 rotary gutta-percha (GP) removal techniques in terms of both the total operating time and GP remnants left in the canal.

Methods: GP was removed with manual techniques using H-files and xylene (H + X) and H-files and System B (H + SB) (SybronEndo, Orange, CA) and with rotary techniques using the ProTaper Univeral Retreatment (PTUR) (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) and D-RaCe Retreatment (D-RR) (FKG Dentaire, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) systems. The total operating time was evaluated as the time taken to reach the working length and completely remove GP until no radiopaque remnants were observed in the final radiograph.

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