Influence of Axial Movement on Fatigue of Profile® Ni-Ti Rotary Instruments: an in vitro evaluation

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  • Marie-Chantal Avoaka INSERM Unit 977 Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Strasbourg
  • Youssef Haïkel Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Strasbourg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2010.2703

Keywords:

axial movement, fatigue, instrument separation, life-span, Ni-Ti instruments, simulated canals

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the axial movement and the angle of curve (in degrees) on fatigue of nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) ProFile’ rotary endodontic instruments.

Ni-Ti ProFile’ rotary instruments (Maillefer SA, Ballaigues, Switzerland), 25 mm long in the range of ISO size 15 to 40 with two tapers (0.4 and 0.6) were evaluated. They are divided in two groups: the instruments with axial movement and those without axial movement. The system used to test the fatigue is maintained in mechanical conditions as close as possible to the clinical situation. The axial movement is in the order of 2mm in corono-apical direction with a frequency of 1Hz. The concave radii incorporating a notched V-form for guiding the instruments were: 5; 7,5 and 10 mm. The rotary system is mounted on an electric handpiece and rotated at 350 rpm speed as recommended by the manufacturers. The instruments are rotated until their separation, and the time, in seconds, is recorded. Statístícal evaluation is undertaken using a two-way t-test to identify significant differences between variables in the study (p <0,05).

We found significant statistical difference (p<0,05) between Ni-Ti engine drive ProFile’ instruments incorporating an axial movement and the instruments without axial movement with the same radius of curvature, size and taper.

The incorporation of the axial movement increases significantly the life-span of the ProFile’ rotary instruments. This should reduce the risk of the instrument separation during the endodontic treatment

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Influence of Axial Movement on Fatigue of Profile® Ni-Ti Rotary Instruments: an in vitro evaluation

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20-05-2010

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Influence of Axial Movement on Fatigue of Profile® Ni-Ti Rotary Instruments: an in vitro evaluation. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2010 May 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 6];10(2):107-11. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2703