The efficacy of the self-adjusting file and ProTaper for removal of calcium hydroxide from root canals

• Main Authors: Gisele Faria (Author), Milton Carlos Kuga (Author), Alessandra Camila Ruy (Author), Arturo Javier Aranda-Garcia (Author), Idomeo Bonetti-Filho (Author), Juliane Maria Guerreiro-Tanomaru (Author), Renato Toledo Leonardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Self-Adjusting File (SAF) and ProTaper for removing calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] from root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-six human mandibular incisors were instrumented with the ProTaper system up to instrument F2 and filled...