Biomedical subjects

G I Hata

Publications and source records attributed to G I Hata.

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PubMed2000

A comparison of the relative efficacies of four hand and rotary instrumentation techniques during endodontic retreatment.

AIM: The purpose of this study was to quantify the amount of remaining gutta-percha/scaler on the walls of root canals when two engine-driven instruments (Quantec and ProFile) and two hand instruments (K-file and Hedström file) were used to remove these materials. The amount of apically extruded debris and the time required for treatment were also recorded. METHODOLOGY: One hundred extracted mandibular premolars were prepared using a modified step-back, flare technique and obturated with the lateral condensation technique. After repreparation with the test instruments, the specimens were cut transversally at the cervical, middle and apical thirds with steel discs and the three sections were split longitudinally. The amount of residual debris on the canal walls in each section was examined using a stereomicroscope. RESULTS: In all groups the cervical and middle thirds showed no debris. In the apical third, obturating material was observed in some specimens. No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups for incidence of debris, although the Hedström group showed a greater number of samples with remaining gutta-percha/sealer. When analysing dirty specimens only, there was a statistically significant difference between the four groups (P < 0.01) with the Hedström group having significantly less length of canal wall with remaining obturation material than the Quantec group. There was no significant difference amongst the groups for weight of extruded debris. However, there was a significant difference amongst the groups for mean treatment time with the Hedström file group requiring significantly less time than the Quantec group (P < 0.001); no significant differences were found between the other groups. Six instruments fractured in the Quantec group, four in the ProFile group, two in the Hedström group and two in the K-type group. CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that overall, all instruments may leave filling material inside the root canal. During retreatment there is a risk of instrument breakage, especially rotary instruments.

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PubMed1998

Two canals in mesiobuccal roots of maxillary molars.

The purpose of this study was to examine extracted root canal treated maxillary molars cleared for: (i) the presence of a mesiopalatal (MP) canal in both first and second molars, (ii) the extension of MP canal from the pulp to the apical area, and (iii) the incidence of two foramina in the MB root. Seventy-two extracted maxillary molars (42 first and 30 second molars) were root canal treated by graduate students. The mesiobuccal (MB) roots of these samples were rendered transparent using a clearing technique. The results demonstrated that 52.3% of first and 40% of second molars had two canals obturated in the MB root. After clearing the same roots, the presence of MP canals rose to 80.9% and 66.6%, respectively. The MP canals were root canal treated as far as the foramen in 35.2% of first and 35% of second molars. However, after making them transparent, 91.1% and 90% showed the presence of this canal to the anatomical apex. The MB roots of the root canal treated first molars showed the presence of two foramina in 47% of cases but in 88.2% after clearing. The second molars showed 50% and 70%, respectively. The differences between root canal treated teeth before and after clearing were significantly different in almost all comparisons in both first and second molars. The only exception was when the presence of two foramina was compared before and after the clearing process in second molars (McNemar test P < 0.05).

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PubMed1993

Changes in cell proliferative activity in granulation tissue invading the root canal.

Root canal models were implanted in rats in order to investigate histologically the movement of granulation tissue invading apical canals and dead spaces and changes in cell proliferative activity as indicated by 3H-thymidine. The models were prepared to have 1, 2, and 3 mm apical canals, with and without dead spaces, to simulate preparations short of the apex and obturation to several levels. After 12 wks implantation of the models without dead spaces, granulation tissue invading 1 mm apical canals did not degenerate and cell proliferative activity remained high. However, tissue invading the 2 and 3 mm apical canals tended to be necrotic and cell proliferative activity was decreased. In the models with dead spaces, the tissue in the 1 and 2 mm apical canals developed and invaded the dead spaces, and still possessed proliferative activity 12 wks after implantation. In contrast, the tissue in the 3 mm apical canals did not invade the dead spaces, even after 12 wks, and no proliferative activity was observed.

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PubMed1989

Systemic distribution of 14C-labeled formaldehyde applied in the root canal following pulpectomy.

The systemic distribution of 14C-labeled formaldehyde which had been placed in the root canals of the canines of cats following pulpectomies was studied using liquid scintillation counting and wholebody autoradiographic technique. Radioactive 14C which had been placed in the canals was found in the plasma 30 min after the root canal procedure. The recovery of systemic 14C radioactivity increased with time. In addition, it seemed that approximately 3% of the dose placed in the teeth was excreted in the urine within 36 h. Whole-body autoradiograms indicated extensive concentration of 14C radioactivity in tissues other than those analyzed with the liquid scintillation technique.

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