Comparison of apical extrusion of intracanal bacteria by various glide-path establishing systems: an in vitro study.
Alberto DagnaRashid El AbedSameeha HussainIbrahim H Abu-TahunLivia VisaiFederico BertoglioFloriana BoscoRiccardo BeltramiClaudio PoggioHyeon-Cheol KimPublished in: Restorative dentistry & endodontics (2017)
All glide-path establishment instrument systems tested caused a measurable apical extrusion of bacteria. The manual glide-path preparation showed the highest number of bacteria extruded compared to the other NiTi glide-path establishing instruments.