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. 2015 Apr;36(4):256-61; quiz 262, 264.

Root canal irrigants: a review of their interactions, benefits, and limitations

Amit Jena  1 , Sanjit Kumar Sahoo  2 , Shashirekha Govind  1
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  • PMID: 25821937
Review

Root canal irrigants: a review of their interactions, benefits, and limitations

Amit Jena et al. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Endodontic treatment success depends on a combination of appropriate instrumentation, effective irrigation and decontamination of root canal spaces to apices, and obturation of the root canals. Irrigation of the root canal is paramount in determining periapical tissue healing. This article reviews presently available root canal irrigants, their interactions, advantages, and limitations. For this review, the authors performed a Medline search for all English language articles published through January 2014 with "root canal irrigants" and "endodontic irrigants" as keywords.

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