• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.391-400
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• 1998

The aim of this study was to determine the shaping ability of stainless-steel K file (S-S K file), nickel-titanium K file (Ni-Ti K file) and engine driven nickel-titanium file (Quantec file) in resin simulated root canal. Computed tomography was used to evaluate the change of the root canal morphology. Thirty nine resin simulated root canal were divided into four groups (A:12, B:12, C:12, D:3). Resin simulated canals were scanned by computed tomography before instrumentation (1st C-T scan). Canals were instrumented using step back preparation technique with S-S K file in group A and Ni-Ti K file in group B. Group C was prepared with engine driven Ni-Ti file. Group D was uninstrumented to compare the 1st C-T scan images with 2nd C-T scan images of root canal. Instrumented canals were again scanned using computed tomography (2nd C-T scan), and reformated images of the uninstrumented canals were compared with images of the instrumented canals. In the sections of 2mm and 6mm from the apex, Quantec file caused significantly less canal transportation than S-S K file and Ni-Ti K file (p<0.05). Quantec file produced more centered than S-S K file and Ni-Ti K file in the sections of 2mm and 4mm from the apex (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the removed volume of canals among the each groups (p>0.05). However the removed canal volume from the apex to 5mm were significantly higher than them from 5mm to 1mm (p<0.05) in each groups. Under the conditions of this study, preparation with Quantec file was more effective and produce more appropriate canal shapes than S-S K file and Ni-Ti K file.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.620-625
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• 2001

유치의 근관치료에서 치수절제술은 실활된 유치를 치열궁내에 유지하기 위해 치관과 근관부분의 괴사된 치수조직을 완전하게 제거하는 것을 말한다. 이 술식은 감염된 치수의 세균을감소시키는 것을 목적으로 하며, 다양하고 불규칙한 유치 근관의 형태가 주된 장애 요소로 작용한다. 더욱이 비협조적인 어린이의 경우에는 오랜 시간동안 정교한 시술을 하기가 곤란하다. 최근 들어 근관치료시에 회전식 기구를 이용하여 근관형성을 하는 장비들이 많이 개발되었으며 저속전기 모터에 회전식 NiTi file을 이용한 술식이 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 증례에서는 회전식 NiTi file과 전기모터를 이용하여 유구치의 근관치료를 시도하였다. 치수강을 개방하고 치관부 치수를 제거한 후 잠정적 작업장을 측정하였으며 적절한 NiTi file을 선택하여 잠정적 작업장까지 crown-down방법으로 점차적으로 형성하였다. 수용 file로 근단부 도달 및 성형을 하고 전체적인 마무리를 하여 Vitapex로 충전하여 양호한 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.393-401
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• 2005

본 연구는 형태 및 재질이 동일한 엔진구동형 ProTaper파일과 수동형 ProTaper파일을 이용하여 레진모형근관을 성형한 후 근관형태 변화를 비교 분석하고자 시행되었다. 본 연구에서는 레진모형근관으로 총 40개의 J자와 S자의 근관 형태가 재현된 ENDO-TRAINING BLOC을 사용하였다. 근관 성형 기구로는 엔진구동형 Ni-Ti 파일로 $ProTaper^{TM}$, 수동형 Ni-Ti 파일로 $ProTaper^{(R)}$ For Hand Use를 사용하였다. 사용된 레진모형근관과 파일의 종류에 따라 10개씩 4개의 그룹으로 나누어 근관성형을 시행하였다. 근관 성형 전$\cdot$후 이미지를 스캐너 (Color scanner, UMAX Technologies, Inc., USA)를 이용하여 얻은 후. Photoshop 7.0 프로그램 (Adobe System Inc., USA)을 이용하여 이미지를 중첩하였다. 이미지 분석 프로그램 (Image-$Pro^{(R)}$ Plus, Media Cybernetic, USA)을 이용하여 치근단 쪽에서부터 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 및 7 mm 수준에서 근관 성형에 따른 근관의 내측 및 외측 폭경의 변화량, 근관 총폭경의 변화량, 근관 중심축의 변위량을 측정하였다. 또한 근관 성형 시간을 기록하였다. 두 기구 사이의 유의성 검정을 위해 독립 표본 t-검정을 시행하여, 근관 성형 시 수동형 ProTaper 파일이 엔진구동형 ProTaper 파일에 비해 근관 중심축의 변위가 유의하게 덜 일어나며 근관의 원래 형태를 더욱 잘 유지할 수 있지만, 근관 성형시간은 길어질 수 있다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the accuracy of working length (WL) determination of four electronic apex locators (EALs), namely, Root ZX (RZX), Elements diagnostic unit and apex locator (ELE), SybronEndo Mini Apex locator (MINI) and Propex pixi (PIXI) using Stainless steel (SS) and nickel-titanium (NiTi) hand files. The null hypothesis was that there was no difference between canal length determination by SS and NiTi files of 4 EALs. Materials and Methods: Sixty extracted, single rooted human teeth were decoronated and the canal orifice flared. The actual length (AL) was assessed visually, and the teeth were embedded in an alginate model. The electronic length (EL) measurements were recorded with all four EALs using SS and NiTi files at '0.5' reading on display. The differences between the AL and EL were compared. Results: The results obtained with each EAL with SS and NiTi files were compared with AL. A paired sample t test showed that there was a statistical significant difference between EAL readings with SS and NiTi files for RZX and MINI (p < 0.05). The accuracy of RZX, ELE, MINI and PIXI within ${\pm}0.5 mm$ of AL with SS/NiTi files were 93.3%/70%, 90%/91.7%, 95%/68.3%, and 83.3%/83.3%, respectively. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that Root ZX was statistically more accurate with NiTi files compared to SS files, while MINI was statistically more accurate with SS files compared to NiTi files. ELE and PIXI were not affected by the alloy type of the file used to determine WL.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.477-486
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• 1998

Recently the development of rotary instrument makes it possible that in root canal treatment operator saves much more time, maintans original curved canal shape and easily prepares continuous tapered root canal. The purpose of this experiment was to examine the smoothness of the internal surface of prepared root canal and the effectiveness of debridement in prepared root canal by SEM for the comparison of hand and Ni-Ti rotary instrument. 25 extracted human teeth were access opened and # 10 K-type file was introduced into canal until it was appeared at the apical foramen. The working length was established by subtracting 0.5mm from this measurement. Group 1. The root canal preparation was done to # 30 with working length and then step-back until # 45 with K-Flexofile (Maillefer, Swiss). Group 2. Root canal preparation was done by Naviflex Ni-Ti file (Brasseler, USA) as the same technique with group 1. Group 3. Canal was prepared by Profile .04 (Maillefer, Swiss) taper until #30. Group 4. With use of Quantec (Tycom, USA) root canal was prepared from file number 1 to 8. In group 1 and 2, the root canal irrigant was NaOCl and the other groups, NaOCl and RC-prep (Premine Dental Products, USA) was used. The prepared teeth were notched with high-speed bur as bucco-lingual direction and fractured with chisel and mallet, then examined with SEM. Group 1 showed smooth internal surface. There were scratches mainly to the axial direction. Group 2 showed similar characteristics to those in group 1. Group 3 showed more smoother and linear cutting surface with bised scratches. Group 4 has the almost same characteristics group 3 and there was no difference in the file design. Ni-Ti rotary root canal instrument prepare the dentinal wall more smoother than hand instrument. The effectiveness of debridement was not fully affected by file design. The isthmus area and accessory canals of the root canal system were not prepared in any group. According to the result, hand and rotary type instrumentation techniques were effective in removal of major amount of tissue from root canal but it was not complete. In the direction of cutting movement there was difference between them.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2012

Objectives: The study was to compare the shaping ability of Reciproc (VDW) and WaveOne (Dentsply Maillefer) instruments compared with ProTaper, Profile and hand instrument during the preparation of simulated root canals. Materials and Methods: Five groups (n = 5) were established. Reciproc, WaveOne, ProTaper, Profile and K file (K-flexo file) were used to prepare the resin simulated canals. A series of preoperative and postoperative images were taken by a microscope and superimposed in 2 different layers. The amount of resin removed from both the inner and the outer sides of the canal was measured to the level of 10 mm from the apical tip, with a 1 mm increment. Results: The mean of resin removal from the inner canal wall was not different from the outer canal wall for Reciproc and WaveOne groups at apical third (1 - 3 mm level). There was no difference in the change of working length and maintenance of canal curvature. NiTi instruments are superior to stainless-steel K file in their shaping ability. Conclusions: Within the limitation of this present study, Reciproc and WaveOne instruments maintained the original canal curvature in curved canals better than ProTaper and Profile, which tend to transport towards the outer canal wall of the curve in the apical part of the canal.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.503-510
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the amount of transportation of original canal, zip formation, permanent deformation and fracture of instruments after canal enlargement. In this study, the 60 resin blocks that have curved canals were randomly divided into 3 experimental groups with 20 teeth each according to instrument types and filling methods for canal enlargement. The curved canals of each experimental groups were enlarged to No 40 ISO size with the K-flexo stainless steel file (Group 1), Engine-driven Ni-Ti Profile new series(Group 2) and Engine-driven Ni-Ti Quantec 2000 series(Group 3) according to the manufacturer's recommendation. Pre- and postoperative X-rays were taken at same position and the films were scanned and the canal images were traced to determine the canal curvature according to the method of Schneider. The amount of reduction in canal curvature were calculated between pre- and postoperative X-rays. In addition to zip formation, permanent deformation and fracture of instruments were examined after canal enlargement. The results were as follows : 1. All experimental groups showed some loss of canal curvature after instrumentation. There was a significant change in curvature between before and after instrumentation in each group(p<0.001). 2. Engine-driven Ni-Ti instrumentations resulted in an average loss of curvature of 2.36 degrees for Profile new series, 3.43 degrees for Quantec series, and hand instrumentation showed an average loss of curvature of 6.48 degrees for K-flexo file. There was a statistical significant difference between hand instrumentation and engine-driven Ni-Ti instrumentations(p<0.05). But there was no statistical difference between Profile new series and Quantec series. 3. There were many apical zip formations in group 1(Hand instrumentation). But there were no apical zip formations in group 2,3(Engine-driven Ni-Ti instrumentation). 4. The instrument deformation occured 9 cases in group 1(K-flexo file), 2 cases in group 2(Profile new series) and 3 cases in group 3(Quantec) after instrumentation. And the instrument fracture occured 1 case in each group. The results showed that the engine-driven Ni-Ti instruments, if we use carefully according to manufacturer's recommendations, can be use effectively for instrumenting the curved root canals in case of the MAF was over size 40.

• 대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치과보존학회 2003년도 제120회 추계학술대회 제 5차 한ㆍ일 치과보존학회 공동학술대회
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• pp.597-598
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• 2003

I. Objectives Endodontic success depends on thoroughly cleaned and completely obturated root canal system. Effective cleaning and obturation will be achieved by well shaped canal. Numerous methodologies evaluating the efficacy and safety of canal preparation has been developed and the use of micro-computed tomography(MCT) in endodontic research is one of the latest innovations. This scientific tools could overcome the inherent limitations of other methodologies, and possesses the ability to visualize morphological characteristics in a detailed and accurate manner without destruction of the tooth and offers reproducible data in all three dimensions. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal master apical file size with less transportation and more efficiency in removing the infected dentin. For this purpose we evaluated the transportation of canal center and change of untouched area after preparation sequentially from ＃25 file through ＃40 file with 3 different instruments：Stainless steel(SS) K-type hand instruments(MANI, Japan), ProFile.04 instruments (Dentply Tulsa Dental, USA) and Lightspeed instruments(Lightspeed Technology, San Antonio, USA) using micro-computed tomography.(omitted)

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2011

연구목적: 본 연구에서는 micro CT를 사용하여 SS K-file, Profile, LightSpeed로 #25부터 #40 크기까지 근관을 형성할 때 근단부 근관 형태의 연속되는 변화를 평가하였다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 30개 하악 대구치의 근심 근관을 ProFile, LightSpeed와 SS K-file로 #25번에서 #40번까지 순차적으로 근관 형성하였고, 매 단계 확대 후 micro CT를 시행하였다. 치근단 1, 2, 3, 5 mm 에서 근관 중심 변위와 삭제되지 않은 단면의 비율을 측정하여 'repeated nested design' 분석방법과 Mann-Whitney test로 유의 수준 p = 0.05에서 검정하였다. 결과: SS K-file군에서 #30 이상 근관 형성 후 유의할 만한 근관 중심 변위가 증가하였고, 근관 형성 과정 어느 단계에서도 삭제되지 않은 면적의 비율이 유의성 있게 감소되지 않았다. ProFile군에서는 치근단 1, 2 mm에서 #40 file로 근관 형성 후 근관 중심 변위가 크게 증가하였고, 치근단 1 mm에서 #35 크기로 근관 형성한 후에 삭제되지 않은 면적의 비율이 유의성 있게 감소하였다. LightSpeed군에서는 급격한 근관 중심 변위를 관찰할 수 없었고, 근관 중심 변위가 ProFile군보다 적게 관찰되었다. 결론: SS K-file, Profile, LightSpeed에서 형성되는 근관의 변이 정도는 근단부 근관 형성 크기에 따라 다르게 나타났다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.257-268
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• 1998

During cleaning and shaping of narrow and curved canals, it is very difficult or nearly impossible to maintain the original canal shape. Procedural accidents such as, ledge, zipping, perforation, and instrument breakage are frequently occurred and even may lead to failure of endodontic therapy. To prevent these kinds of accidents, various instrumentation techniques and materials have been introduced. Recently some nickel titanium (NiTi) files are introduced and it is reported that These NiTi files created rounder preparations with less transportation than conventional instruments in curved canals. This study compared the change of the canal curvature and procedural accidents after instrumentation produced by stainless steel K-flexo file, and NiTi rotary files (Profile 29 and Quantec 2000). Thirty narrow and curved canals (25-45 degree) of extracted human molars were randomly divided into three groups. In group 1, canals were instrumented using a step-back and watch-winding/pull motion with K-flexo files. In group 2, canals were prepared with Profile 29. Group 3, canals were prepared with Quantec 2000 files. Before and after preparation of canals, periapical radiographs were taken and scanned. The change of canal curvature were measured using Photoshop 4.0 program and the incidence of procedural accidents were also evaluated. The results were as follows: 1. All group showed some loss of canal curvature after instrumentation. 2. Average loss of canal curvature was $6.70{\pm}5.31$ degree for group 1, $3.80{\pm}2.57$ degree for group 2, and $5.40{\pm}4.83$ degree for group 3. All group There was significant change in curvature between before and after instrumentation (p<0.05). But there was no statistical difference amoung 3 groups. 3. In group I, there were no procedural accidents, such as ledging, perforation, or instrument fracture. In group 2, two cases of ledge and one case of instrument fracture were produced Goup 3, each one case of ledge, perforation and instrument fracture were occurred. Whthin the limits of above results, It seems that NiTi rotary instrumentation is not All Mighty and if we use uncarefully, it is more dangerous to produce some procedural accidents than conventional hand files. But more studies should be taken to evaluate the exact effects of NiTi rotary instrumentations.