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Eugenio Pedullà1, Teocrito Carlesi2,3, Alfio Pappalardo4
1Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Objectives:
The aim of this study is to determine the cyclic fatigue resistance of Mtwo Minimal in static and dynamic tests, with different amplitudes of pecking movements, at intracanal temperature.
Materials And Methods:
Two hundred new 25-mm Mtwo Minimal rotary files (#10/0.035, #17.5/0.045, #25/0.05, #40/0.03, #45/0.03) were tested in static and dynamic cyclic fatigue tests at 35°C (±1°C). An artificial stainless-steel canal was used. In the dynamic mode, axial movements were set at 1 and 3 mm. The number of cycles to fracture (NCF) was recorded and statistically analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (p < 0.05).
Results:
The 3-mm dynamic test showed significantly increased NCF than the other tests for the #10/0.035, #17.5/0.045, and #25/0.05 files (p < 0.05). The #40/0.03 and #45/0.03 files showed no significant differences in all the tests (p > 0.05).
Conclusion:
Mtwo Minimal showed higher cyclic fatigue resistance in the dynamic test than the static test, except for the larger instruments. The 3-mm pecking amplitude increased the cyclic fatigue resistance of the smaller instruments.
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