From endodontics

Projects and studies

Overview

The filling of root canals, which is usually performed with one or more resin-containing posts and a cement, can lead to overfilling at the root apex or in a lateral canal. In a study, we are investigating the extent to which the overfilled materials of two sealers (AHplus Detrey, Constance, bioceramic sealer, VDW, Munich) ("sealer puff") are subsequently resorbed.
The removal of broken root canal instruments from the root canal system is always a challenge. The aim of this study project is to find out whether removal using ultrasound is more favourable than removal using a loop system (Endo-Cowboy, Koerer, Neuss).
During root canal filling, the canals must be widened and conicalised. Nowadays, this is usually done with rotary instruments. The project investigates whether there is a difference in the success rate of root canal treatments with two different mechanical rotary instrument systems.