Sarah Devina, Trimurni Abidin, Harry Agusnar, Basri A. Gani
One factor affecting root canal treatment’s success is the cleanliness of root canal systems. Smear layer removal is needed to ensure the cleanliness of root canals. Fracture resistance is also essential things in endodontic-treated teeth. Chitosan is one of the irrigant alternatives in dentistry that is biocompatible. The study aimed to investigate the effect of chitosan oligosaccharide as a root canal chelating alternative in the cleaning smear layer and its impact on fracture resistance of endodontic treated teeth.Experimental research with 56 mandibular premolar teeth with a single canal was used. For the smear layer cleanliness test, 24 teeth were used and divided into four treatment groups. Statistical analysis used was the one-way analysis of variance and LSD Post Hoc test. Thirty-two teeth were divided into two treatment groups for the fracture resistance test. The statistical analysis used was the Independent T-test. There was no significant difference between smear layer removal in chitosan oligosaccharide 2% and EDTA 17% groups. There was a considerable difference between fracture resistance of endodontic treated teeth in chitosan oligosaccharide 2% and EDTA 17% groups. Chitosan oligosaccharide 2% can be used as an alternative in the final irrigation of root canal treatment. © RJPT All right reserved.
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia; Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam, Aceh, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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