Year : 2023

Volume : Volume 14

Issue : Issue 4

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Devalla Venu Babu
venudevalla@gmail.com

Abstract

Aim: This study evaluated the apical debris and irrigant extrusion of four different thermally treated rotary and reciprocating file systems. Materials and Methods: Sixty extracted human mandibular molars were sectioned into two halves, and the distal half was discarded. The mesial portion of the root, along with the crown, was mounted in glass vials with a rubber stop and randomly divided into four groups (n = 15) depending on the rotary/reciprocating and blue/gold files used – GroupA: Reciproc Blue files, Group B: Wave One Gold files, Group C: Vortex Blue files and Group D: Protaper Gold. The apically extruded debris and irrigants were collected in pre-weighed glass vials. The vials were dried and then weighed in an electronic weighing machine. Statistical Analysis Used: The data obtained were statistically analyzed using paired t-test. Results: The reciprocating file systems extruded significantly less debris than the rotary file systems (P < 0.05). Reciproc Blue extruded the least debris, followed by Wave One Gold, Vortex Blue, and Protaper Gold. Conclusion: All systems extruded debris during the instrumentation. The reciprocating file system extruded significantly less debris than the rotary file system.