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Professor Bulem Üreyen Kaya completed her dental education at Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1999 and her PhD at Suleyman Demirel University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Endodontics in 2007. She received the title of Associate Professor in 2014 and Professor in 2019. She is currently continuing her studies at Isparta Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Endodontics, participating in undergraduate and specialty educations and taking part in many research projects. Her research interests include vital pulp therapies, oral and endodontic microbiology, periapical lesion and periapical lesion and host tissue response, persistent endodontic infections and chemomechanical preparation of root canals. Prof. Dr. Bulem Üreyen Kaya is a member of the Turkish Endodontic Society and the European Society of Endodontology.
How much can we reduce the bacterial load in root canals with rotary instrument systems?
The success of root canal treatment is directly related to the removal of bacteria and bacterial products from the root canals. Nowadays, a large number of rotary instrument systems with different designs, metallurgical properties, and kinematics are widely used. The flexibility, cyclic fatigue resistance, and cutting efficiency of these systems are frequently studied and known. Since periapical diseases are bacterial in origin, not only the practicality and simplification of NiTi rotary instrument systems but also the ability to remove microorganisms from the root canals should be considered. Many factors, such as the complex anatomy of the root canals, instrument design, and kinematics, size and taper of the instrument are influential in this regard. In this presentation, we will evaluate how much we can reduce the bacterial load in root canals with rotary instrument systems in light of the current literature.