ArticleBMC oral health2023
Impact of endodontic irrigants on surface roughness of various nickel-titanium rotary endodontic instruments.
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- Effects of Different Irrigation Protocols on the Surface Morphology and Elemental Composition of Super One File Nickel-Titanium Instruments.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Clinical Surface Alteration of Reciprocating Nickel-Titanium Instruments Following Root Canal Preparation and Sterilization: A Three-Dimensional FE-SEM-Based Analysis.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Cyclic fatigue resistance in NiTi files by four different sterilization methods.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- A novel approach to assess surface roughness and EDX profiling of blue rotary NiTi files following dynamic immersion in various hypochlorite concentrations.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Changes in the Surface Area and Volume of Hyflex EDM Instruments after Multiple Uses.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the current study is to assess the surface roughness of several recent nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) rotary endodontic instruments, namely: Protaper next (PTN); Hyflex CM (CM); Hyflex EDM (EDM); WaveOne gold (WOG); and trunatomy (TN), before and after application of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) irrigant solution.
methodsIn this in vitro study, five recently introduced rotary endodontic instruments of different metallurgical properties and designs were subjected to Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis, and then each file was rotated in 5.25% NaOCl for 15 min., with speed and torque according to manufacturer's instructions. The instruments were then subjected to AFM analysis again. The surface roughness average (Sa) parameter was calculated. Data were analyzed by Paired T test, One-way ANOVA and Tukey tests.
resultsThere was a statistically significant decrease in the surface roughness of all rotary endodontic instruments after immersion in irrigants (P ≤ 0.05).
conclusionThe new TN and PTN instruments showed the least surface roughness. All tested Ni-Ti rotary endodontic instruments after irrigants exposure showed a varying increase in surface roughness.
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