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Carisolv as an endodontic irrigant in deciduous teeth: an SEM study
Parul Singhal1, Usha Mohan Das, Deepak Vishwanathan
1Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, H.P. Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, India.
Aim:
Root canal irrigation plays an important role in the debridement and disinfection of the root canal system. "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Carisolv , 1% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) gel, and 1% NaOCl solution as root canal irrigants in deciduous anterior teeth."
Materials And Methods:
THIRTY-six extracted deciduous anterior teeth were used. Root canals were flooded with NaOCl solution in Group A, NaOCl gel in Group B and Carisolv in Group C and incubated for 30 min. Scanning electron microscope photomicrographs of canal wall debris in the apical, middle and coronal thirds were scored.
Results:
The results showed that regardless of irrigation regime, canals were consistently cleaner in the coronal and middle thirds than in the apical thirds. NaOCl solution, NaOCl gel, and Carisolv had comparable activity at coronal third and middle third of root canals. At the apical third, NaOCl solution cleaned canals better than NaOCl gel and Carisolv. Carisolv cleaned debris better than NaOCl gel at the apical third.
Conclusion:
Carisolv can be used as an adjunct to root canal preparation.