Is canal overinstrumentation able to produce apical root dentinal microcracks in extracted teeth?
Felipe Gonçalves BelladonnaLorrany Larisse Costa RodriguesAlex Sandro Mendonça LealHenrique Eduardo OliveiraAna Carolina de Carvalho MacielDaniele Moreira CavalcanteEmmanuel João Nogueira Leal da SilvaÉrica Martins ValoisErick Miranda SouzaGustavo De-DeusPublished in: International endodontic journal (2021)
Reciprocating root canal preparation either short, at or beyond the AF (overinstrumentation) did not create dentinal microcracks in the roots of extracted 2-rooted maxillary premolars.