In vitro study using the Endocator to show the efficacy of sonic activation from the EndoActivator
Editorial in Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics about Endocator being a paradigm shift in Endodontics
Preprint evaluation of Endocator to quantitatively evaluate root canal cleanliness
Publication correlating Endoscore ATP levels to BMP bacterial Endotoxin levels
Endocator Studies
Root canals with bacteria fail more
Failure rate of root canals that culture positive to bacteria have a five times higher failure rate (32% failed) than teeth that cultured negative to bacteria (6% failed).
Failure rate of root canals that require retreatment is three times higher (56% failed) for teeth that culture positive to bacteria compared to teeth that culture negative to bacteria (20% failed).
Success of ATP and other chairside tests
An in vivo JOE article in 2015 showed that ATP testing is an effective way of determining when a tooth will culture negative.
Chairside test showed that teeth that had high levels of bacterial markers had a 4.5 times higher failure rate (80% failed) then teeth that had a low level of bacterial markers (10% failed)
One visit endo and root fractures
One Visit Endo- Endocator can be used to determine when a tooth is clean. Studies have shown that the success rates of one visit root canals are the same as two visit root canals and that the number of bacteria present at the time of obturation is a much more accurate way to predict success
Conservative Endodontics- Making a root canal too big can lead to root fractures. An estimated 17% of failed root canals are found to have root fractures. With Endocator you can be confident that the tooth is clean without having to make excessively large preparations.