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Current trends in irrigation among Brazilian endodontists

Maíra do Prado, Felipe Alencastro, Leonardo Athias, Carolina Oliveira de Lima, Jefferson J. C. Marion, Renata Antoun Simão, Celso Neiva Campos

Introduction: Different irrigants have been studied, proposed and used during endodontic therapy. The aim of this study was to determine current trends in irrigation among Brazilian endodontists. Methods: A total of 398 Brazilian endodontists answered a web-based survey questionnaire with 15 multiple-choice questions, multiple selections and numeric rankings about their irrigant selection, concentration, smear layer removal, and use of adjuncts to irrigation. Results: Sodium hypochlorite was the irrigant most primarily used at a concentration lower than 5.0%. Chlorhexidine (CHX) was the second primarily irrigant used, and 2% CHX gel was the most prevalent. Regarding smear layer removal, 88.4% of respondents declared to remove it, while EDTA was the irrigant most used (93.7%). More than 70% of endodontists use an adjunct to irrigation, with 39.9% using ultrasonic activation, 24.4% using plastic file, and 1.0% using sonic activation. The use of EndoVac was not reported. Conclusions: Most respondents used sodium hypochlorite and routinely remove smear layer during endodontic treatment using EDTA. Brazilian endodontists are using an adjunct to aid irrigation technique.

Keywords: Endodontics. Therapeutic irrigation. Dental pulp cavity.

How to cite: Prado M, Alencastro F, Athias L, Lima CO, Marion JJC, Simão RA, Campos CN. Current trends in irrigation among Brazilian endodontists. Dental Press Endod. 2018 Sept-Dec;8(3):34-40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14436/2358-2545.8.3.034-040.oar

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