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Volume 7 Issue 8 (August, 2019)

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Comparative evaluation of efficacy of different obturation techniques in patients undergoing root canal therapy
Charu Kapoor, Sharad Vaidya

Background: Success of root canal therapy is largely dependent upon the type quality with which the root canal is prepared and obturated. So, under the light of above mentioned data, the present study was undertaken for assessing the efficacy of two different obturation techniques in patients undergoing root canal therapy. Materials & Methods: A total of 50 consecutive patients who underwent root canal therapy in relation to mandibular first permanent molar. All the patients were broadly divided into two study groups based on the type of obturation technique used; Group A - Carrier-based obturation (CO) technique and Group B - Lateral compaction (LC) technique was used. Follow-up was done in all the patients’ upto a time period of two years. Clinical and radiographic evaluation of all the patients was done for assessing the prognosis.  All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet. Results: Majority of the patients of both the study group belonged to the study group was 30 to 40 years.  Non-significant results were obtained while comparing the radiographic and clinical success of the patients of both the study groups.  Conclusion: The obturation techniques can be used with equal effectiveness among patients undergoing root canal therapy.
Key words: Obturation, Root canal therapy

Received: 13 March, 2019                                         Revised:  10 July 2019                              Accepted: 11 July 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Sharad Vaidya, Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Kapoor C, Vaidya S. Comparative evaluation of efficacy of different obturation techniques in patients undergoing root canal therapy. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8): 172-175.

 
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