{"id":4123,"date":"2015-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/publications\/effectiveness-of-the-gentlewave-system-in-removing-separated-instruments\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:12:54","slug":"effectiveness-of-the-gentlewave-system-in-removing-separated-instruments","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/en\/publications\/effectiveness-of-the-gentlewave-system-in-removing-separated-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Effectiveness of the GentleWave System in removing separated instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Original Language:<\/strong>\u00a0EN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26409807\/\"><strong>Publication Acces<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A separated instrument in a root canal system has the potential to severely affect the outcome of endodontic therapy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the minimally invasive GentleWave System (Sonendo Inc, Laguna Hills, CA) in removing separated stainless steel endodontic files from the apical and midroot regions of molar root canals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Language:\u00a0EN Publication Acces Abstract A separated instrument in a root canal system has the potential to severely affect the outcome of endodontic therapy. 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