• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2006

근관형성을 하는 과정에서 기구가 파절될 가능성은 언제나 존재한다. File을 비롯하여 lentulo spiral, Gates-Glidden (GG) bur 또는 여타의 이물질도 근관 내에 남겨질 수 있다. 근래에는 수동 file에 비해 많은 장점을 가지고 있는 회전식 nickel-titanium (NiTi) file의 사용이 보편화 되고 있으나 기구의 높은 파절 경향이 문제가 되고 있다. NiTi file의 파절은 매우 빠른 시간내에 일어나고 예측이 불가능하며 임상가에게 정신적 stress를 가져다. 주기 때문에 임상가로 하여금 niTi file의 사용을 주저하게 만들기도 한다. 근관 내 기구가 파절되면 제거하는 것이 가장 최선의 해결 방법이다. 초음파 기기와 미세 현미경의 사용으로 파절된 기구의 제거율이 높아지고 있지만 제거하는 것이 쉬운 일만은 아니며 항상 제거가 가능한 것도 아니다. 그러므로 예방이 최선의 방법이라 할 수 있다. 본 증례에서는 근관 내 file이 파절된 경우에 있어 여러 가지 대처 방안에 대해 보고하고자 한다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.244-253
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• 1997

During preparation of narrow curved canals, procedural accidents such as, ledge, zipping, and transportation are frequently encountered and may lead to failure of endodontic therapy. To reduce these procedural errors and efficiently manage curved canals, various modifications in instrumentation technique and the design and flexibility of instruments have been advocated. This study compared the maintenance of the original canal curvature, cross sectional canal shape, and preparation time during instrumentation with stainless steel hand (K-Flexo) file, and nickel-titanium rotary files (Profile and Lightspeed). Thirty resin blocks with simulated curved canals of 20~25 degrees were used and divided into three groups of 10 each. In group 1, canals were instrumented using a quarter turn/pull technique with K-Flexofiles. Group 2 canals were prepared with rotary NiTi Profiles. Group 3 was prepared with rotary NiTi Lightspeed instrument. Before and after instrumentation, all canals were scanned using stereo microcope, FlexCam camera, and Photoshop 3.0 computer program. The results were as follows : 1. All groups showed some loss of canal curvature after instrumentation. Average loss of canal curvature was 8.6 degrees for K-Flexofile, 7.7 degrees for Profile, and 5.8 degrees for Lightspeed. Lightspeed exhibited significantly less curvature loss than K-Flexofile (p<0.05). 2. At the apical 1-mm level, Profile produced significantly rounder canals than Lightspeed (p<0.05). At the 3-mm level, Profile and Lightspeed exhibited significantly rounder canals than K-Flexofile (p<0.05). 3. Preparation with Lightspeed was significantly faster than Profile and K-Flexofile, and Profile was faster than K-Flexofile (p<0.05). 4. There was no significant difference in incidence of zipping between the hand K-Flexofile and rotary NiTi (Profile and Lightspeed) instruments. Most of apical canals were slightly widened near the apical foramen. As a results of this study, rotary NiTi instruments are superior to the K-Flexofile in regard to the maintenance of original canal curvature, cross-sectional shape and preparation time. But more investigations and studies should be needed to evaluate the ideal canal instrumentation.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 세가지 니켈-티타늄 파일의 휨과 회전 조건 하에서의 응력 분포를 유한요소 모형을 이용하여 비교하는 것이다. ProFile .06/#30, ProTaper와 ProTaper Universal의 F3파일을 마이크로컴퓨터 단층촬영을 하고 reverse engineering을 통하여 세 니켈 티타늄 파일의 구조를 얻고 삼차원 유한요소모형을 제작하였다. 니켈 티타늄 합금의 비선형적인 물리적 성질을 반영하고 ABAQUS 프로그램을 이용하여 휨과 회전 조건 하에서의 기계적인 움직임을 수학적으로 예측 분석하였다. U-형태의 단면 구조를 가진 ProFile이 모형 가운데 가장 좋은 휨 성질을 나타냈다. 동일한 휨량 조건에서는 볼록한 삼각형 단면의 ProTaper가 다른 모형보다 많은 힘을 필요로 하였으며, 반면에 가장 높은 von Mises 응력은 ProTaper Universal의 단면에서 움푹 파인 부위에 집중되었다. ProFile 모형은 동일한 크기의 회전력 에 대해 가장 큰 응력 집중을 U-형 구 부위에 나타냈다. ProTaper 모형은 다른 모형에 비해 동일량을 비틀기 위해 더 많은 힘을 필요로 하였으며, 반면에, 동량의 비틀림에서는 가장 높은 von Mises 응력이 ProTaper Universal의 단면에서 움푹 파인 부위에 집중되었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2016

The Cu-based bulk glassy alloys in Cu-Zr-Ti-Ni systems were prepared by means of copper mold casting. The Cu-based bulk glassy alloys samples were tested by X-ray diffractomer (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Instron testing machine and Vickers hardness instruments. The result indicated that the prepared Cu-Zr-Ti-Ni alloys were bulk glassy alloys. The temperature interval of supercooled liquid region (${\Delta}T_x$) was about 45.48 to 70.98 K for the Cu-Zr-Ti-Ni alloy. The Vickers hardness was up to 565 HV for the $Cu_{50}Zr_{25}Ti_{15}Ni_{10}$ bulk glassy alloy. The $Cu_{50}Zr_{25}Ti_{15}Ni_{10}$ bulk glassy alloys were annealed in order to obtain nanocrystals. The results showed that the Vickers hardness was raise up to 630 HV from 565 HV. As shown in XRD results, the amorphous alloys changed to nanocrystals, which were $Cu_8Zr_3$, $Cu_3Ti_2$ and CuZr, improved the hardness. The SEM analysis showed that the compression fractured morphology of amorphous alloys was brittle fracture, and the fracture morphology after annealing was ductile fracture. This proved that annealing of amorphous to nanocrystals can improve the plasticity and toughness of amorphous alloys.

• 대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치과보존학회 2003년도 제120회 추계학술대회 제 5차 한ㆍ일 치과보존학회 공동학술대회
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• pp.547-547
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• 2003

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of three Ni-Ti instruments on leaning ability by evaluating the volumetric and morphological changes in the apical 6mm of the root canals before and after preparation, using three-dimensionally reconstructed root canals of extracted human teeth. Forty-five teeth were used in this study. They were opened the chambers and removed the all pulp remnants ultrasonically. Subsequently, the canal wall was coated with silver paste and prepared using ProTaper, ProFile and GT rotary files according to the manufacturers instructions. Before and after root canal preparation, all the specimens were scanned with micro computed tomography and examined the differences in dentine volume removed, canal straightening, the proportion of the unchanged area and canal transportation. Quantitative analysis revealed that instrumentation increased in canal volume ranging between 0.081 and $1.866{\;}\textrm{mm}^3$. On average, the large apical preparation produced by ProTaper demonstrated smaller proportions of unchanged surface areas compared to the two other instruments in small canals. But in large canals like maxillary central incisor, the preparation of ProTaper instruments was not enough. ProTaper instrument was tended to increase more in canal volume as compared with the other two instruments but unchanged area was no significant difference. These results showed that three instruments had similar preparation ability and micro computed tomography in combination with the coated wall of root canal using silver paste is a nondestructive and valuable tool to study root canal geometry and changes after preparations in detail.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.659-669
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• 1997

The goals of root canal instrumentation are complete debridement of pulp tissue, removal of microbes and affected dentin, and proper cleaning and shaping of the root canal space before obturation. Instrumentation with stainless steel files has been shown to produce undesirable results in canals, regardless of the improved technique or modified file type used. Nickel-Titanium(Ni-Ti) alloy has been shown to be exceptionally elastic, having a lower bending moment and lower permanent set after torsion, compared with similar gauge stainless steel. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change of root canal prepared by Ni-Ti rotary and stainless steel instruments. Thirty-four single rooted teeth of similar shape and canal size were divided into three groups. The teeth were scanned by computed tomography before instrumentation. In group 1, canals were instrumented using a step-back technique with K-file. In group 2, canals were prepared with K-flex file using the same technique as group 1. Group 3 was prepared with nickel-titanium(Ni-Ti) rotary instrument using a manufacture's instruction. Instrumented teeth were again scanned using computed tomography, and reformated images of the uninstrumented canals were compared with images of the instrumented canals. K-flex file and Ni-Ti file caused significantly less canal transportation than K-file in the 8mm root canal section from the apex(p<0.05). K-flex file and Ni-Ti file produced more centered canal preparation than K-file in the 2mm section(p<0.05). Ni-Ti file maintained more precisely the center of the canal than K-flex file in the 10mm section (p<0.05). There was no difference in the removed volume of canals among each groups.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.377-388
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 다양한 부식 환경하에서 니켈티타늄 파일에 대한 부식 경향을 전기화학적 검사와 시각적 검사를 이용해 비교 평가하였다. 각 45개의 21 mm ProTaper Universal 52와 21 mm #25/0.06의 Hero642 file을 기계적 하중 여부, 저장 용액(증류수 및 차아염소산나트륨), 저장 온도(22$^{\circ}C$ 및 55$^{\circ}C$), 파일 종류에 따라 18개의 그룹(n = 5)으로 나누었다. 40개의 발거 치아 근관을 성형한 후 18시간 동안 저장 용액에 조건에 따라 보관하였다. 부식 산물의 생성 여부나 변색 등을 관찰하고 주사전자현미경을 이용해 각 시편을 다양한 배율에서 관찰하였으며 에너지 분산형 X선 분광기로 성분 분석을 하였다 전기화학적분극시험을 통하여 새 파일과 근관 성형에 사용한 파일의 부식저항성을 검사하였다. 본 실험 조건하에서는 저장 용액의 종류와 보관 온도가 니켈 티타늄 파일의 부식에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 이종 금속이 존재하는 경우 갈바닉 부식의 영향으로 인해니켈 티타늄 파일의 부식 경향이 증가할 수도 있음을 보였다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.184-192
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• 2005

회전식 NiTi file은쉽게 파절되는 단점이 있으나 이에 대한 연구는 아직 부족하다. 본 연구에서는 회전식 NiTi file을 이용해 실제 치아에서 근관을 형성하고, 이 때 발생하는 파절 및 변형을 연구, 분석하였다. 상악 대구치의 근심협측 치근 (n = 150)과 하악 대구치의 근심치근 (n = 150)을 실험대상으로 하여 Profile, ProTaper 및 K3로 각각 근관형성 하였다. 각 file은 파절되거나 변형이 생길 때까지 계속하여 사용한 다음 그 사용횟수를 기록하였다. 파절의 양상을 관찰하기 위해 방사선 및 주사현미경 사진을 촬영하였다. 1 세 군간의 유의할만한 사용횟수의 차이는 없었다. 2. Flaring file 간의 비교에서는 K3의 사용횟수가 통계적으로 유의성 있게 적었으며 (p < 0.05), shaping file 간에는 유의할만한 차이가 없었다. 3, 회전식 NiTi file의 파절은 근관의 최대 만곡부에서 발생하였다. 4. 주사전자현미경으로 파절면을 관찰한 결과 연성파괴의 전형적인 양상인 얕은 딤플이 관찰되었다. 일반적으로 회전식 NiTi file의 평균 사용횟수는 제조회사의 사용지침보다는 길었으며, NiTi file의 수명에 대한 새로운 사용지침을 만들기 위한 부가적인 연구가 있어야 되리라 사료된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2017

Objectives: It was aimed to compare the cyclic fatigue resistances of ProTaper Universal (PTU), ProTaper Next (PTN), and ProTaper Gold (PTG) and the effects of sterilization by autoclave on the cyclic fatigue life of nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments. Materials and Methods: Eighty PTU, 80 PTN, and 80 PTG were included to the present study. Files were tested in a simulated canal. Each brand of the NiTi files were divided into 4 subgroups: group 1, as received condition; group 2, pre-sterilized instruments exposed to 10 times sterilization by autoclave; group 3, instruments tested were sterilized after being exposed to 25%, 50%, and 75% of the mean cycles to failure, then cycled fatigue test was performed; group 4, instruments exposed to the same experiment with group 3 without sterilization. The number of cycles to failure (NCF) was calculated. The data was statistically analyzed by using one-way analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey tests. Results: PTG showed significantly higher NCF than PTU and PTN in group 1 (p < 0.05). Sterilization significantly increased the NCF of PTN and PTG (p < 0.05) in group 2. PTN in group 3 had significantly higher cyclic fatigue resistance than PTN group 4 (p < 0.05). Also, significantly higher NCF was observed for PTG in group 2 than in groups 3 and 4 (p < 0.05). Conclusions: PTG instrument made of new gold alloy was more resistant to fatigue failure than PTN and PTU. Autoclaving increased the cyclic fatigue resistances of PTN and PTG.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.16.1-16.9
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• 2022

Objectives: This study compared the cyclic fatigue resistance of One Curve (C wire) and F6 Skytaper (conventional austenite nickel-titanium [NiTi]), and 2 instruments with thermos-mechanically treated NiTi: Protaper Next X2 (M wire) and Hyflex CM (CM wire). Materials and Methods: Ten new instruments of each group (size: 0.25 mm, 6% taper in the 3 mm tip region) were tested using a rotary bending machine with a 60° curvature angle and a 5 mm curvature radius, at room temperature. The number of cycles until fracture was recorded. The length of the fractured instruments was measured. The fracture surface of each fragment was examined with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and the post hoc Tukey test. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: At 60°, One Curve, F6 Skytaper and Hyflex CM had significantly longer fatigue lives than Protaper Next X2 (p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in the cyclic fatigue lives of One Curve, F6 Skytaper, and Hyflex CM (p > 0.05). SEM images of the fracture surfaces of the different instruments showed typical features of fatigue failure. Conclusions: Within the conditions of this study, at 60° and with a 5 mm curvature radius, the cyclic fatigue life of One Curve was not significantly different from those of F6 Skytaper and Hyflex CM. The cyclic fatigue lives of these 3 instruments were statistically significantly longer than that of Protaper Next.