A comparative evaluation of intracanal calcium hydroxide removal with hand file, rotary file, and passive ultrasonic irrigation: An in vitro study

• Main Authors: Sowmiya Tamil (Author), Sivakumar A Andamuthu (Author), Ravi Vaiyapuri (Author), A S Prasad (Author), Sampathkumar Sivakumar Jambai (Author), Mathimaraiselvan Chittrarasu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of hand file (K-file), rotary file (HERO shaper), and passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI; U-file) in removing Ca(OH)2 from the root canal. Materials and Methods: Thirty single-rooted teeth were collected and decoronated to standardize the l...