Effect of passive ultrasonic irrigation on hard tissue debris removal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Ana Flávia Almeida Barbosa (Author), Carolina Oliveira de Lima (Author), Luciana Moura Sassone (Author), Raissa Dias Fares (Author), Tatiana Kelly da Silva Fidalgo (Author), Emmanuel João Nogueira Leal Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Accumulated hard tissue debris (AHTD) in root canal irregularities may negatively impact adequate root canal disinfection. In light of this, the efficacy of passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) to reduce AHTD has been largely studied in in vitro studies, which have adopted different analyti...