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Volume 2
N Vasudev Ballal, Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C2-004
ENDODONTIC IRRIGANT- AN UPDATE
T
he success of endodontic treatment depends on the eradication of
microbes from the root canal system and prevention of re-infection.
Mechanical instrumentation and irrigation are considered the most important
factors in the eradication of microbes from root canal system. Irrigation is also
the only way to impact those areas of the root canal system not touched by
mechanical instrumentation. During root canal therapy, endodontic irrigant
helps to remove the debris, dissolve organic tissues, kill microbes, and remove
the smear layer. There is numerous root canal irrigant which are used in day to
day endodontic practice. This lecture updates the commonly used root canal
irrigant in endodontic therapy.
Biography
N Vasudev Ballal is graduated with a bachelor’s de-
gree of Dentistry from the SDM College of Dental
Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India and master’s
degree in the specialty of Conservative Dentistry
and Endodontics from Manipal College of Dental
Sciences, Manipal University, India. He then ac-
quired PhD degree, in Endodontics from Manipal
College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University,
Manipal, India. Currently, he upholds the position of
Professor in the specialty of Conservative Dentist-
ry and Endodontics. He has created new vistas by
collaboration with several renowned international
universities. His expertise in the field has autho-
rized him to hold, the post of an Editorial Board
Member of 18 international journals and reviewer
of 62 international journals. He is the only Indian
who received the best reviewer award out of top 10
percentile in the world by American Association of
Endodontists and Elsevier publishers in 2014 and
2016. He has 130 international publications to his
credit. He was the
first
to explore the use of maleic
acid as a
de novo
root canal irrigant in the endodon-
tic specialty. He has authored a chapter on smear
layer in text book “Essentials of Endodontics”.
drballal@yahoo.comN Vasudev Ballal
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, India