Irrigants for non-surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth

Fedorowicz, Zbys; Nasser, Mona; Sequeira-Byron, Patrick; de Souza, Raphael Freitas; Carter, Ben; Heft, Marc (2012). Irrigants for non-surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 9(9), CD008948. Chichester: WileyInterscience 10.1002/14651858.CD008948.pub2

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Root canal treatment is carried out on teeth in which irreversible pulpitis has led to necrosis of the dental pulp. As a treatment option it is an alternative to dental extraction. Mechanical preparation and irrigation with antiseptic or antibacterial solutions destroys bacteria and cleans the infected root canal. Irrigants should be effective in deactivating bacteria in the entire root canal space without causing any adverse tissue reactions. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and chlorhexidine are commonly used but there is uncertainty as to which solution, concentration or combination is the most effective.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry
UniBE Contributor:	Sequeira, Patrick
ISSN:	1469-493X
Publisher:	WileyInterscience
Language:	English
Submitter:	Eveline Carmen Schuler
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:30
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:09
Publisher DOI:	10.1002/14651858.CD008948.pub2
PubMed ID:	22972129
Web of Science ID:	000308827800034
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/11233 (FactScience: 217296)