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Volume 6 Issue 4 (April, 2018)

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Efficacy of Root Canal Sealant in Preventing Apical Leakage
Anshuman Khaitan, Pragyan Das, Pankaj Kumar, Arpita Singh, Rohit Siddharth, Nishant

Aim: Apical leakage leads to endodontic failure. The present study was conducted to determine efficacy of Endorez and Realseal in apical leakage. Materials & Methods: The study consisted of forty mandibular permanent incisors. Group I teeth were sealed with Endorez and group II teeth with Realseal. After completing endodontic treatment in all teeth, glucose leakage value was assessed on 1th day, 7th day and 14th day. Results: At day 1st, (mean± S.D) leakage was 0.402± 0.012 in group I and 0.210± 0.08 in group II. On 8th day, it was 2.034± 0.100 in group I and 0.524± 0.114 in group II. On 14th day, it was 5.141± 0.122 in group I and 3.128± 0.147 in group II. The mean apical leakage in all groups in different days was comparatively statistically significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: There was significantly increase in leakage in all groups with the progression of time. Endorez sealant showed highest apical leakage whereas realseal had minimum leakage. Key words: Endorez, Realseal, Root canal

 
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