The effect of different access cavity designs on bacterial biofilm reduction using Er,Cr:YSGG laser in comparison to conventional disinfection protocols. An in vitro study | ||
| Journal of Fundamental and Clinical Research | ||
| Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2024, Pages 1-14 PDF (779.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfcr.2024.255969.1069 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AHMED MOHAMED DARWISH* 1; Hossam Tewfik2; mohamed nabeel3 | ||
| 1Endodontic department, faculty of Oral and dental medicine, Misr international university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2professor of endodontics | ||
| 3Endodontic department, Faculty of oral and dental medicine, Misr International University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: There is minimal scientific evidence concerning effect of contracted endodontic access cavity design (CEC) combined with Erbium, Chromium: yttrium-scandium-gallium garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser on intracanal bacterial biofilm reduction. Traditional endodontic access cavity preparation (TEC) provides straight-line access to the canal orifices. However, more dentin tooth structure is removed which may affect resistance to tooth fracture under cyclic loading. Aim: To evaluate the effect of access cavity design on the reduction of bacterial biofilm using different disinfection protocols. Materials and Methods: Sound extracted non-restored maxillary first permanent premolars were selected. The samples were divided into two main equal groups according to access cavity design. Each group was subdivided into 3 equal subgroups according to root canal disinfection protocol as following: subgroup A: saline, subgroup B: 5.25% NaOCl,17%EDTA, Subgroup C: Er,Cr: YSSG Laser. Samples were then examined after final disinfection protocol for biofilm bacterial reduction using microbiological culture. Results: Traditional access showed significant higher bacterial reduction than contracted access regarding saline and laser disinfection, while there was no statistically significant difference between both cavity designs using NaOCl. Conclusion: Access cavity design exhibited direct influence on bacterial reduction using Er,Cr: YSGG laser. However, access cavity designs had no influence on bacterial disinfection using NaOCl. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Laser; access cavity; contracted access; bacterial disinfection; Erbium | ||
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