Mário Rito Pereira
Endodontic irrigants fluid dynamics
- Graduate in Dental Medicine from the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz (Portugal).
- Master in Advanced Endodontics, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
- Master’s Degree in Dental Medicine from the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz Monte da Caparica (Portugal).
- PhD from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Lisbon (Portugal).
- Assistant Professor in the Endodontics Department at the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (Portugal).
- Assistant Professor in the Endodontics Specialisation Programme at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Lisbon (Portugal).
- General Secretary of the Portuguese Society of Endodontics.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Endodontics, Endodontics
22 of november, from 17h30 until 18h05
Auditório B
Conference summary
In root canal treatment procedures, irrigation plays a key role in cleaning and disinfecting the root canal system. The effectiveness of this procedure depends not only on the chemical action of the irrigants used but also on their mechanical action. Root canal anatomy is one of the main obstacles to these aims, as its complexity can limit the penetration of the irrigants inside the root canal system.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is nowadays a fundamental tool for a deeper understanding of irrigant penetration and flow, apical pressure, and shear stress generated inside the root canal system.
The aim of this presentation is to show the influence of root canal configuration and clinical variables such as mechanical preparation size, needle type, and placement depth on the generated flow during needle irrigation.