FARKLI İRRİGASYON SİSTEMLERİNİN KANAL İÇİ İLAÇLARIN UZAKLAŞTIRILMASINA ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different irrigation systems on the removal of intracanal medicament used in regenerative endodonti treatment. Materials and Methods: Following standardized preparation to obtain an immature tooth model, modified triple antibiotic paste (mTAP) consisting of metronidazole, ciprofloxacin and clindamycin was applied to the root canals of single-rooted human maxillar teeth and waited for three weeks. A total of 50 teeth with standardized preparation and intracanal medicament were randomly divided into five groups according to the irrigation method to be applied (n=10); Group 1: Conventional Syringe Irrigation (CSI), Group 2: Passive Ultrasonic Irrigation (PUI), Group 3: EndoActivator (EA), Group 4: EndoVac (EV) Group 5: Nd:YAG laser (LSR). Following the removal of the mTAP with different irrigation systems, the teeth were divided along their bukko-lingual axis. The impact roots were examined under the stereomicroscope with the 4-grade scoring scale for the presence of residual intracanal medicaments. Scores for coronal, middle and apical regions of each root were recorded. Results: In terms of total scores, PUI group showed higher intracanal medicament removal efficacy compared to the other groups (p