Research Article

Morphological Analyses of Effects of Endodontic Irrigant Solutions Using a Root Canal Model and an Immersion Model

Table 4

Number of visible dentin tubules (mean ± SE) among various irrigation sequences in root canal models.

GroupsG1G2G3G4G5G6
Irrigation methodsCA
+
NaOCl
18% EDTA
+
NaOCl
NaOCl
+
18% EDTA
3% EDTA
+
NaOCl
NaOCl
+
3% EDTA
No preparation
and
no irrigation

Number
±
SE
135.91
±
12.87
83.73
±
9.56
100.93
±
13.99
104.47
±
13.02
80.13
±
10.79
N/A