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Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Nickel-Titanium Reciprocating Instruments after Simulated Clinical Use
Jussaro Alves Duque1, Clovis Monteiro Bramante2, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte2
1Department of Endodontics, Ourinhos Integrated School, Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Dentistry, Endodontics, and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry of Bauru, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the cyclic fatigue resistance of different heat-treated nickel-titanium reciprocating instruments in 2 different situations: new and used instruments after preparing 3 curved canals.
Methods:
A total sample of 60 nickel-titanium instruments of 3 systems (n = 20 per system) were used in this study: ProDesign R (tip 25, 0.06 taper; Easy Dental Equipment, Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Reciproc Blue (tip 25, 0.08v taper; VDW, Munich, Germany), and WaveOne Gold (tip 25, 0.07v taper; Dentsply Sirona, Ballaigues, Switzerland). Thirty new instruments (n = 10 per system) were used to prepare 90 curved single-rooted mandibular premolars (n = 30). Each instrument was used to prepare 3 root canals, and after each canal preparation the instrument was ultrasonic cleaned and submitted to autoclave sterilization procedures. The other 30 instruments (n = 10 per system) were kept without use. Then, the new and used instruments were subjected to the cyclic fatigue test in an artificial canal with a 30° angle and a 5-mm radius of curvature. The time and number of cycles to fatigue were recorded. Data were analyzed using the unpaired t test for intragroup comparison. For intergroup comparison, analysis of variance and the Tukey test for multiple comparisons were used.
Results:
The intergroup comparison of new instruments showed that ProDesign R had the highest cyclic fatigue resistance followed by Reciproc Blue and WaveOne Gold (P < .05). Regarding the used instruments, WaveOne Gold had the lowest cyclic fatigue resistance (P < .05). The intragroup comparison between new and used instruments showed that WaveOne Gold and ProDesign R presented a significant reduction in the cyclic fatigue resistance after simulated clinical use (P < .05); no difference was found with the Reciproc Blue instruments (P > .05).
Conclusions:
ProDesign R had the highest cyclic fatigue resistance, whereas WaveOne Gold had the lowest for new and used instruments. Simulated clinical use affected the cyclic fatigue resistance of ProDesign R and WaveOne Gold but not of Reciproc Blue instruments.
