Estratégias minimamente invasivas de acesso e preparo e os diferentes desfechos na terapia endodôntica

Abstract

Access cavities have dominated the recent discussion on minimally invasive Endodontics (EMI). However, the issue of MIE is broader than access cavities, such as the use of instruments with reduced taper or innovative geometries that allow minimal dentin removal. Furthermore, methodological improvements have been suggested to mimic clinical conditions. Seeking to answer some questions about EMI, this thesis is divided into two studies. The first study evaluated the influence of ultraconservative access (UltraAC) on canal shaping, filling ability and maximum load capacity for fracture of mandibular molars after root canal preparation with XP-endo Shaper (XP) or Reciproc (RC), under simulated clinical conditions. Thus, forty mandibular molars were scanned and paired into four groups (n = 10), according to access and instrumentation protocol: TradAC/RC, TradAC/XP, UltraAC/RC and UltraAC/XP. Teeth were rescanned and the instrumentation and filling parameters were analyzed. The teeth were restored and submitted to thermomechanical cycling and maximum load capacity for the fracture. ANOVA test was used for statistical analysis (P < 0.05). The TradAC groups had a lower percentage (%) of unprepared area than the UltraAC groups (P < 0.05). The UltraAC/XP group had the lowest % of dentin removed (P < 0.05). The % of debris was lower in the UltraAC/XP and TradAC/XP groups than in the UltraAC/RC and TradAC/RC groups (P < 0.05). The highest % of voids and filling material in the pulp chamber was observed in the UltraAC groups (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the maximum load capacity for the fracture between the groups (P > 0.05). The second study evaluated the use of a reduced taper endodontic instrument system - Bassi Logic .03 taper (BL), expandable heat-treated system (XP) and, as comparison, the Reciproc system, on the ability to shape canals under simulated clinical conditions. For that, twenty-four mandibular molars were scanned and divided into three groups (n = 8), according to root canal instrumentation system: BL, XP and RC. In the BL and RC groups, the mesial canals were instrumented with 25/.03 or R25 and the distal canal with 25/.03 and 40/.03 or R25 and R40, respectively. In the XP group, the same instrument was used in all root canals (30/.04). After preparation, the teeth were rescanned and the % of unprepared area and dentin removed were evaluated separately for the mesial and distal canals. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey tests (P < 0.05). It was found that the BL group had a higher % of unprepared area for both root canals compared to the XP and RC groups (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference in the % of dentin removed between groups (P > 0.05). Based on the studies, it is concluded that there is no justification for the use of EMI since in general, UltraAC did not promote advantages over TradAC and the use of instruments with reduced taper resulted in a larger unprepared area, which could possibly influence the cleaning of the root canal system.