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Apical third enlargement of the root canal and its relationship with the repair of periapical lesions.
Eur J Dent
October 2012
Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry of Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Bahia, BRAZIL.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the apical third enlargement of root canal is the determinant factor for the repair of periapical lesions in endodontic treatment.
Methods: Eighty upper and lower incisors, canines and premolars with periapical lesions were randomly divided in 2 groups and were treated by undergraduate students. Canals were instrumented with up to 3 files in group I (n = 40) and up to 4 files in group II (n = 40) 1 mm short of the apex and were filled with a calcium hydroxide dressing.