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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2020

Effectiveness of a reciprocating single file, single cone endodontic treatment approach: a randomized controlled pragmatic clinical trial.

Fabricio Eneas Diniz de Figueiredo, Laila F Lima, Ludmila S Oliveira, Maria A Ribeiro, Marcos B Correa, Manoel Brito-Junior, André L Faria-E-Silva

Abstract readPragmatic Clinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Fabricio Eneas Diniz de FigueiredoGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista s/n, Sanatorio, Bairro Sanatório, Aracaju, SE, CEP 49060-100, Brazil. fabricioeneas@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-3457
Laila F LimaGraduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista s/n, Sanatorio, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.
Ludmila S OliveiraGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista s/n, Sanatorio, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.
Maria A RibeiroDepartment of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista s/n, Sanatorio, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.
Marcos B CorreaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry and Dental Materials, Federal University of Pelotas, 457, Gonçalves Chaves St. 5th floor, Pelotas, RS, 96015-560, Brazil.
Manoel Brito-JuniorDepartment of Dentistry, State University of Montes Claros, Av. Dr. Ruy Braga, s/n, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, 39401-089, Brazil.
André L Faria-E-SilvaDepartment of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista s/n, Sanatorio, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 405557/2016-7
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare the root filling quality, the sealer extrusion, and the healing rates of apical lesions addressed via two endodontic treatment approaches. The hypothesis tested was that both techniques present similar apical periodontitis healing results. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was a parallel-design, pragmatic, and randomized clinical trial. One hundred twenty anterior teeth with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis were randomly allocated to be either instrumented with hand files and obturated with the lateral compaction technique or instrumented with a single file in a reciprocating movement and obturated with a single-cone technique. The root canal filling quality, the occurrence of sealer extrusion, and apical periodontitis healing were the outcomes of interest. Data were analyzed through chi-square analysis, and the odds ratio for healing was adjusted using a logistic regression model (α = 0.05).

resultsNo significant differences were observed between the endodontic techniques regarding the root filling quality or sealer extrusion. Six months after treatment, both endodontic techniques presented equivalent results regarding apical periodontitis healing. The healing rate was affected only by the periapical status at baseline.

conclusionsThe obturation of the root canal of the anterior teeth using reciprocating file-matched single cones presented a similar quality to that obtained with manual instrumentation followed by the lateral condensation technique. Similar healing rates of apical lesions were also observed. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: For treating anterior teeth with apical periodontitis, a reciprocating single-file, single-treatment protocol was as effective as a traditional protocol combining hand instrumentation and the lateral compaction obturation technique.

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Periapical PeriodontitisRoot Canal Filling MaterialsRoot Canal PreparationHumansRoot Canal ObturationRoot Canal TherapyRoot Canal Filling MaterialsApical periodontitisObturation, root canalPreparation, root canalRandomized controlled trialRoot canal therapy

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PMID31650315

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