Matteo Olivi, Giammarco Raponi, Gaspare Palaia, Francesca Berlutti, Giovanni Olivi, Elisa Valentini, Gianluca Tenore, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Umberto Romeo
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of laser-activated irrigation using photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS® ) and photoactivated disinfection (PAD) techniques and their combination to improve penetration and activation of toluidine blue in the endodontic space of teeth experimentally infected with Enterococcus faecalis . Materials and methods: Twenty-seven extracted single-root teeth were instrumented, sterilized, and infected with E. faecalis and divided into seven groups of three teeth each: Group A (sodium hypochlorite [NaClO] 5% hand irrigation), Group B (NaClO 5% hand irrigation+ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [EDTA]+NaClO 5% activated by PIPS), Group C (EDTA+NaClO 5% activated by PIPS), Group D (toluidine blue activated by PAD), Group E (toluidine blue activated by PIPS and PAD), Group F (NaClO 5% hand irrigation+toluidine blue activated by PAD), and Group G (NaClO 5% hand irrigation+toluidine blue activated by PIPS and PAD)...
December 17, 2020: Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery