Effect of Passive Ultrasonic Irrigation on Success of Primary Endodontic Treatment

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Title: Effect of passive ultrasonic irrigation on success of primary endodontic treatment

Introduction:

It is well established that apical periodontitis is caused due to microbial invasion of root canal space. It is an inflammatory disease process comprising host responses to infection of the root canal system of the affected tooth. So, it becomes important to render the root canals free of microorganisms and pathological debris to treat apical periodontitis. Mechanical instrumentation plays an important role in removing microorganisms from the root canal system but it is incapable of ren...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • • Patient willingness to participate in the study
• • Mature permanent mandibular molar requiring primary root canal treatment
• • Patient's age greater than 18 years
• • There must be radiographic evidence of periapical radiolucency (minimum size ≥ 2.0 × 2.0 mm) and a diagnosis of pulpal necrosis, as confirmed by negative response to cold and electrical tests; and absence of bleeding on entering the pulp chamber
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • • Patients who did not provide authorization for participation in the study
• • Positive history of antibiotic use within past one month of the treatment
• • Positive history of analgesic intake within the past 24 hours
• • Patients who were pregnant, diabetic, immunocompromised, had serious medical illness or required antibiotic premedication
• • Patients with pockets ≥4mm or having marginal of furcal bone loss due to periodontitis
• • Previously accessed teeth and/or with procedural errors
• • Unrestorable tooth, fractured/ perforated roo ts, inflammatory root resorption