Intracanal heating of sodium hypochlorite: Scanning electron microscope evaluation of root canal walls

Conclusions: Intra-canal heating of NaOCl at 180°C proved to be more effective in obtaining clean canal walls. On the other hand, extra-canal heating at 50°C of NaOCl left a higher quantity of debris and the smear layer was widely represented.

http://www.jcd.org.in/text.asp?2018/21/5/569/241195

Source: Journal of Conservative Dentistry - September 17, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Alfredo Iandolo Massimo Amato Alberto Dagna Claudio Poggio Dina Abdellatif Vittorio Franco Giuseppe Pantaleo Source Type: research