Emmanuel J. N. L. Silva, Jorge N. R. Martins, Victor T. L. Vieira, Abayomi Omokeji Baruwa, Gustavo De-Deus, Marco A. Versiani
{"title":"Impact of Material Composition and Surface Finish on the Bending Strength of Ultrasonic Irrigant Activation Tips","authors":"Emmanuel J. N. L. Silva, Jorge N. R. Martins, Victor T. L. Vieira, Abayomi Omokeji Baruwa, Gustavo De-Deus, Marco A. Versiani","doi":"10.1111/aej.12940","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12940","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study evaluated the design, surface finish, alloy composition, and bending strength of three ultrasonic tips—Ultra X Silver, Gold, and Blue—used for irrigant activation. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and bending strength tests, 30 ultrasonic tips were analysed. SEM revealed a flat, non-active tip design for all tips, with Ultra X Silver having the smoothest surface and Ultra X Gold the most irregular. EDS showed that Ultra X Silver was made of a titanium–aluminium alloy, while Ultra X Gold and Ultra X Blue were stainless steel. In bending strength tests, Ultra X Silver demonstrated the highest flexibility (315.3 gf), while Ultra X Gold had the lowest (474.5 gf). Statistical analysis showed significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in flexibility, surface characteristics, and composition. Ultra X Silver's smoother surface and titanium alloy enhance flexibility, ideal for curved canals, whereas Ultra X Gold offers durability but less flexibility.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 2","pages":"284-290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Laboratory Investigation of the Effectiveness of Different Acids in Removing Mineral Trioxide Aggregate From Simulated Root Canals","authors":"Stephanie Chan, Paul V. Abbott","doi":"10.1111/aej.12937","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12937","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim was to compare the effectiveness of acids in removing MTA from root canals. Fifty acrylic blocks were filled with MTA and divided into groups – 10% hydrochloric acid; 10% citric acid; 2% acetic acid; 2% carbonic acid and 20% tartaric acid. MTA was removed with the acids, plus ultrasonic tips and rotary files. Outcomes were measured as pre- and post-operative weight differences, luminance differences and working time to regain length or form ledges. Weight differences varied significantly – citric acid was highest; hydrochloric acid was lowest and others were not statistically different from each other. Luminance did not differ significantly between groups but varied significantly with distance from the apex – hydrochloric acid and carbonic acid were lowest at 1 mm from the apex. Working times differed significantly – hydrochloric acid took longer than other acids except citric acid. Overall, the most effective acid was citric acid. The least effective was hydrochloric acid.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 2","pages":"267-274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aej.12937","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lara B. Deus, Maria Luiza L. Santana, Patricia C. Siqueira, Giampiero Rossi-Fedele, Orlando A. Guedes, Julio A. Silva, Daniel A. Decurcio
{"title":"Guided Endodontic Access Enhances the Management of Calcified Root Canals Regardless of Operator's Experience: A Scoping Review","authors":"Lara B. Deus, Maria Luiza L. Santana, Patricia C. Siqueira, Giampiero Rossi-Fedele, Orlando A. Guedes, Julio A. Silva, Daniel A. Decurcio","doi":"10.1111/aej.12939","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12939","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Performing conventional endodontic access in teeth with root canal obliteration presents significant challenges due to difficulties in locating and accessing the canals, often leading to unnecessary loss of dental structure and increased risk of perforations. Consequently, specialist referral is frequently recommended. Guided endodontics emerges as a promising alternative that facilitates access to calcified canals. This scoping review assesses the influence of the operator's experience on the accuracy and efficiency of guided endodontic access. A search across eight electronic databases until August 4, 2024, identified 999 records, from which 31 articles were analysed. These studies evaluated the association between operator experience and guided access outcomes. Despite variability in guide models and evaluated parameters, operators of different experience levels demonstrated similar performance. Thus, guided endodontics is a precise and efficient technique, beneficial even for less experienced operators. The primary limitations stem from the scarcity and methodological limitations of existing studies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 2","pages":"275-283"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of Premedication With Ketorolac on Anaesthetic Success of Mental-Incisive Nerve Blocks With Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: Comment","authors":"Hinpetch Daungsupawong, Viroj Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1111/aej.12931","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12931","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":"235-236"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ertuğrul Karataş, Çiğdem Yüce Kahraman, Hussna Khan, Zehra Yonel
{"title":"Genetic Polymorphisms and Their Association With Endodontic Postoperative Pain: A Systematic Review","authors":"Ertuğrul Karataş, Çiğdem Yüce Kahraman, Hussna Khan, Zehra Yonel","doi":"10.1111/aej.12936","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12936","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present systematic review aims to investigate whether currently available evidence supports a possible association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) and the level of Endodontic Postoperative Pain (EPP). Studies including human participants and those evaluating the association between SNPs and EPP were included. A total of 618 articles were identified following the initial search of electronic databases. Of these, 50 were found in Scopus, 13 in PubMed, 26 in Web of Science, and 529 in Google Scholar databases. Out of the 4 included studies, 3 reported a significant association between the selected SNPs and EPP. The present systematic review suggests that there is a possible association between genetic polymorphisms and the level of pain following root canal treatment. However, it is impossible to conclude that a specific SNP is associated with EPP based on the included studies investigating different genes and SNPs with a small sample size.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 2","pages":"510-517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143659525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Haritha Jamuna Subbarao, Saumya Parashar, Neeraj Menon, Priyal Khandelwal, Paul M. H. Dummer, Velmurugan Natanasabapathy, Nandini Suresh
{"title":"Response to Letter to Editor: Efficacy of Premedication With Ketorolac on Anaesthetic Success of Mental-Incisive Nerve Blocks With Symptomatic Irreversible","authors":"Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Haritha Jamuna Subbarao, Saumya Parashar, Neeraj Menon, Priyal Khandelwal, Paul M. H. Dummer, Velmurugan Natanasabapathy, Nandini Suresh","doi":"10.1111/aej.12932","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":"237-238"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ASE NSW 249th General Meeting and Third Lecture of 2024","authors":"Xiaoyan Zhou","doi":"10.1111/aej.12933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aej.12933","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":"239-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed, Nora Sakina Mohd Noor, Habib Firziq Bin Hasanusi, Puteri Nur Alia Binti Khalid, Mohamed Shady Nabhan, Tahir Yusuf Noorani, Paul Michael Howell Dummer
{"title":"Characterisation of Root Canal Configurations and Accessory Canals in Mandibular Incisors: A Micro-Computed Tomography Study on a Malaysian Subpopulation","authors":"Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed, Nora Sakina Mohd Noor, Habib Firziq Bin Hasanusi, Puteri Nur Alia Binti Khalid, Mohamed Shady Nabhan, Tahir Yusuf Noorani, Paul Michael Howell Dummer","doi":"10.1111/aej.12930","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12930","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This micro-CT study evaluated the root canals of 135 mandibular incisors in a Malaysian subpopulation using Vertucci (1984) and Ahmed et al. (2017), whilst the accessory canals were classified using the Ahmed et al. (2018) system. The Chi-square and Fisher Exact tests were used for analysis (<i>p</i> = 0.05). Results showed that 53% of the teeth had Type I/<sup>1</sup>MI<sup>1</sup> canals, whilst Type III/<sup>1</sup>MI<sup>1-2-1</sup> canals occurred significantly less often in 15% of teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Non-classifiable Vertucci canals occurred in 21% of teeth, all of which were classified using the Ahmed et al. system. Accessory canals were identified in 24% of the samples, with a single patent accessory canal being the most common compared to other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Accessory canals were significantly more common in code <sup>1</sup>ManI<sup>1-2</sup> (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, the use of Ahmed et al. complementary codes to categorise accessory canals supplemented the characterisation of the main canals and provided more comprehensive and complete information on their internal anatomy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"51 2","pages":"258-266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}