“…However, a high risk of instrument fracture while removing root canal filling materials has been reported (Giuliani, Cocchetti, & Pagavino, ). Research on the surface topography of endodontic files demonstrated alterations after root canal preparations (Ozyurek, Yilmaz, Uslu, & Plotino, ), sodium hypochlorite immersion (Cai, Tang, & Ge, ), and multiple autoclave cycles (Yılmaz, Uslu, Özyürek, ). To date, only one study (Can Saglam & Gorgul, ) in the literature has evaluated surface alterations of endodontic files after removing root canal filling material.…”