Abstract
First Experience of Rotary Nickel Titanium Root Canal Instrumentation Performed by Undergraduate Students and General Dentists
Highlights
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate comparatively the efficiency of two rotary Nickel Titanium (NiTi) file systems (ProTaper and iRace) in instrumentation of simulated curved canals performed by undergraduate dental students or general dentists
Eighty percent of the group of dentists stated that instrumentation with the iRace system was easy
The mean time for instrumentation was significantly greater for the ProTaper system than that for the iRace system prepared by the group of students (15.65 ± 4.29 – 8.57 ± 3.13)
Summary
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate comparatively the efficiency of two rotary Nickel Titanium (NiTi) file systems in instrumentation of simulated curved canals performed by undergraduate dental students and general dentists. Two simulated curved root canals in resin blocks with the same size and geometry were prepared by each participant, using the ProTaper or iRace file systems. The time for instrumentation was significantly greater for the ProTaper system than that for the iRace system prepared by the group of students, while no significant difference was seen in the group of dentists between instrumentation with the two rotary systems. Conclusion: No significant difference in the technical quality of simulated curved canal preparation was detected between the ProTaper and iRace rotary Ni-Ti files systems. Automated systems have been widely employed by dental professionals and have, more recently, been introduced in practical modules of undergraduate dental programs
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