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Apical pressure during root canal irrigation is regarded as a key factor affecting the risk of irrigant extrusion. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of apical size on the apical pressure by positive and negative pressure syringe-needle and multisonic negative pressure irrigation. An extracted maxillary first molar with two separate buccal roots, one palatal root and four canals was selected. The roots of the molar were fixed in a specially made apparatus to acquire the apical pressure of the four root canals separately. The apical sizes tested were from sizes 10, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 110. Multisonic negative pressure irrigation protocol was as recommended by the manufacturer (45 mL/min), syringe-needle irrigation was done using 30-G side-vented needle 3 mm from the working length at 5 mL/min as a conventional positive pressure irrigation (SNI), and as negative pressure irrigation (NPSNI) using suction. Apical pressure by SNI was measured also at 10 mL/min with an open-ended 30G needle, for the smallest and largest apical sizes. Apical pressures by SNI stayed positive, except when suction was used (NPSNI). The apical pressure by multisonic negative pressure irrigation remained negative in all situations. With increasing apical size, apical pressure by SNI decreased, whereas with multisonic negative pressure irrigation and NPSNI, it was not affected by apical size. Large apical size did not result in higher apical pressure values compared to small apical sizes.
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Supported by Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI: 32623) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81873714).
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One of the authors (MH) consults to Sonendo Inc. and has a commercial interest in the product used for irrigation in the study.
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Chen, B., Shen, Y., Ma, J. et al. Effect of apical size on apical pressure during syringe-needle and multisonic negative pressure irrigation. Odontology 109, 625–631 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10266-020-00586-w
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