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Shahram Azimi1, Parisa Delvari, Hamid Cyrus Hajarian
1Department of Endodontics, Dental School, Islamic Azad University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction:
This study investigated the fatigue and fracture modes of RaCe and ProTaper rotary instruments.
Materials And Methods:
Fatigue resistance was evaluated by rotating the files 30° or 60° and with 2 or 5mm radius of curvature. RaCe taper 06 size 25 and ProTaper F1 files (n=40) were used. The number of rotations to failure was analyzed by two-way ANOVA and independent sample t-test. Fracture surfaces were examined under a scanning electron microscope.
Results:
Both files exhibited significantly more resistance to fracture when angle severity was reduced and increase in curvature radius (P=0.000). ProTaper demonstrated higher number of cycle of failure (P=0.0029) in one group (r=5mm, 60º). SEM observation revealed fatigue mark/features in 17 specimens, shear characteristics in 37 samples, and tensile overload in 26 samples.
Conclusion:
Radius of curvature was the main factor in torsional and fatigue failures.
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