Author: American Association of Endodontics (AAE)
Source: American Association of Endodontists
Year: 2011
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Abstract / Excerpt:
Diagnosis, instrumentation, obturation and restoration are the main steps involved in the treatment of teeth with pulpal and periapical diseases. Elimination or significant reduction of irritants and prevention of recontamination of the root canal after treatment are the essential elements for successful outcomes. Although many advances have been made in different aspects of endodontics within the last few years to preserve natural dentition, the main objective of this field re-mains elimination of microorganisms from the root canal systems and prevention of recontamination after treatment. The common belief that inadequate obturation is the major cause of endodontic failures has been proven to be fallacious as obturation reflects the adequacy of cleaning and shaping. In other words, what you take out of a root canal may be more important than what you put in it.
Citation: American Association of Endodontics (AAE). Root Canal Irrigants and Disinfectants. Chicago: American Association of Endodontists. Winter 2011. Available from: https://www.aae.org/specialty/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/07/rootcanalirrigantsdisinfectants.pdf