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Efficiency and obturation quality of Kedo-S rotary files versus hand files in pediatric endodontics.

Dinesh Solanki, Kundan Kumar Singh, Devendra Patil, Barkha Idnani, Rajendran Ganesh, Navsangeet Kaur Hans

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Dinesh SolankiDepartment of Dentistry, JIET Medical College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Kundan Kumar SinghDepartment of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Rajendra institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Devendra PatilDepartment of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, TPCT's Terna Dental College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Barkha IdnaniDepartment of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
Rajendran GaneshDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Baha University, Al-Aqiq Campus, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Navsangeet Kaur HansDepartment of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Mangat Hospital, Ludhiana Chandigarh Highway, Katani Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

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Abstract

Pulpectomy in primary teeth remains challenging due to time-consuming instrumentation and inconsistent obturation quality with conventional hand files. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the efficiency and obturation quality of Kedo-S rotary files with hand K-files in 100 primary molars of children aged 4-9 years. Instrumentation time and radiographic obturation quality (underfilled, optimally filled, overfilled and voids) were evaluated using appropriate statistical tests. Kedo-S rotary files showed significantly reduced instrumentation time, higher optimal fills (72% versus 52%) and fewer voids (18% versus 40%) compared to hand files (p <0.05). Thus, we show the clinical superiority of pediatric rotary systems in improving efficiency and obturation outcomes in pediatric endodontics.

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Hand fileskedo-S rotary filesobturation qualityprimary teethpulpectomy

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PMID42701571
PMCPMC13545876

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