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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)
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Assessment of efficacy of different root canal obturation techniques in patients undergoing root canal therapy- A comparative study | |
Amola Tandon, Munish Goel, Jaskirat Singh | |
Background: Different techniques have been proposed over the years. The present study was conducted to compare different obturating techniques. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 60 mandibular periodontally weak molar teeth. Teeth were divided into 3 groups of 20 teeth each. In all groups, Grossman sealer was used as the root canal sealer. In group I teeth, continuous wave of condensation technique was used, in group II teeth, thermomechanical compaction technique was used and in group III teeth, lateral condensation technique was used. Results: There were 20 filled canals in group I, 18 in group II and 15 in group III. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Group II had the largest linear measure percentage of simulated lateral canals filled with gutta-percha and sealer (P< 0.05). No statistical differences were found between Group I and Group II when we analyzed the filling with gutta-percha and sealer or just sealer (P>0.05). No statistical differences were found between Group I and Group II when we analyzed the filling with just sealer. Conclusion: It was found that thermoplasticized gutta-percha filling techniques were better for filling lateral canal with gutta-percha and sealer or with just sealer than lateral condensation. Received: 13 March, 2019 Revised: 22 April 2019 Accepted: 25 April 2019 Corresponding author: Dr. Amola Tandon, MDS (Conservative dentistry and Endodontist), Consultant Endodontist, Ludhiana (Punjab); India |
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