Irrigant flow in the root canal: experimental validation of an unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics model using high-speed imaging

Irrigant flow in the root canal: experimental validation of an unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics model using high-speed imaging

C. Boutsioukis1,2, B. Verhaagen3, M. Versluis3, E. Kastrinakis4 & L. W. M. van der Sluis2
1 Department of Endodontology, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
2 Department of Cariology, Endodontology, Pedodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
3 Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology and Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine MIRA, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; and
4 Chemical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

International Endodontic Journal, 43, 393–403, 2010