期刊
INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
卷 47, 期 2, 页码 191-201出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12133
关键词
Apical vapor lock; bubble; Computational Fluid Dynamics; needle; root canal irrigation; syringe
资金
- Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development
- Dutch Technology Foundation (STW) [07498]
Aim(i) To evaluate the effect of needle type and insertion depth, root canal size and irrigant flow rate on the entrapment of air bubbles in the apical part of a root canal (apical vapor lock) during syringe irrigation using experiments and a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model, (ii) to investigate whether the irrigant contact angle affects bubble entrapment, (iii) to examine if an established vapor lock can be removed by syringe irrigation. MethodologyBubble entrapment during irrigation of straight artificial root canals of size 35 or 50 was evaluated by real-time visualizations. The irrigant was delivered by a closed-ended or an open-ended needle positioned at 1 or 3mm short of working length (WL) and at a flow rate of 0.033-0.260mLs(-1). Results were analysed by nonparametric tests at 0.05 significance. Selected cases were also simulated by a two-phase CFD model. ResultsA vapor lock was observed in 48% of the cases investigated experimentally. Increasing the apical size, using an open-ended needle, positioning the needle closer to WL and delivering the irrigant at higher flow rate resulted in significantly smaller vapor lock. An increased contact angle resulted in the entrapment of a larger bubble when a low flow rate was used. Both brief insertion of the needle to WL whilst irrigating at a flow rate of 0.083mLs(-1) and delivering the irrigant at 0.260mLs(-1) without changing the needle position were capable of removing an established vapor lock. ConclusionsApical vapor lock may occur under certain conditions, but appears to be easily prevented or removed by syringe irrigation.
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