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Comparison of the effects from coronal pre-flaring and glide-path preparation on torque generation during root canal
Sang Won Kwak1, Jung-Hong Ha2, Ya Shen3
1Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Dental and Life Science Institute, Dental Research Institute, Education and Research Team for Life Science on Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea.
Abstract:
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of glide-path preparation and coronal pre-flaring on torque generation of rotary nickel-titanium files. Sixty mesiobuccal root canals of 3D printed resin teeth (Dentalike) were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 15) according to the preparation method; Group 1: OneCurve only; Group 2: OneG and OneCurve; Group 3: OneFlare and OneCurve; Group 4: OneFlare, OneG, and OneCurve. During the final canal preparation procedure, the torque generated was recorded. The sum of generated torque and maximum torque were calculated. Statistical analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA and Duncan's post hoc comparison. The summed torque was reduced by glide-path preparation and coronal pre-flaring (P < 0.05), whereas the maximum torque was not reduced by the glide-path preparation (P > 0.05). It will be advantageous to create a glide-path with coronal pre-flaring to reduce the stress and reactive forces to the NiTi file and root dentin.
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