Radhika Srikhakollu¹, Vivek Narra², Vaishnavi Ramanan³, Srikanth Tatikonda³, Aishwarya Dham⁴* and Hridya Jayaprakash⁵

¹General Dentist, Rhode Island, USA
²General Dentist, Springfield, IL-USA
³Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
⁴Periodontist, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
⁵Periodontist, Clove Dental, Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Aishwarya Dham, Periodontist, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

Received: May 03, 2022; Published: May 23, 2022

Abstract

The aim of root canal treatment is to eliminate all the vital and necrotic tissues, microbes from root canal system which can be obtained by chemical and mechanical debridement. Contact of irrigating solutions in the entire root canal system is much needed for complete disinfection. This narrative review focuses on the available root canal irrigants, their drawbacks and various other irrigants in the pipeline.

Keywords: Root Canal; Irrigants; Pipeline; Infection

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Citation

Citation: Vishnusripriya J., et al. “Root Canal Irrigants - What Are We Up to!". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.6 (2022): 129-131.

Copyright

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