Irrigation is a key part of successful root canal treatment. It has several important functions, which may vary according to the irrigant used: it reduces friction between the instrument and dentine, improves the cutting effectiveness of the files, dissolves tissue, cools the file and tooth, and furthermore, it has a washing effect and an antimicrobial/antibiofilm effect. Irrigation is also the only way to impact those areas of the root canal wall not touched by mechanical instrumentation.Different means of delivery are used for root canal irrigation, from traditional syringe-needle delivery to various machine-driven systems, including automatic pumps and sonic or ultrasonic energy.

O Dr. Sohail Yasin concluiu a sua licenciatura no Instituto Guru Nanak de Ciências e Investigação Dentária, Calcutá, em 2019. Atualmente, ele está cursando o MDS na especialização de Odontologia Conservadora e Endodontia do Instituto Vydehi de Ciências Odontológicas e Centro de Pesquisa, Bangalore.