title: [The Thermafil obturator in endodontics: preliminary study].
abstract: A clinical study involving 25 patients and a total number of 42 canals was carried out in the department of Endodontics at the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut and in private practice. The use of the Thermafil device seems to be safe due to the carrier manufactured with a stainless steel medical grade, covered with a layer of gutta-percha alpha phase. The clinical results are satisfactory, the technique is simple, fast and efficient, which confirms the results published in the literature. More investigations are necessary to a better evaluation of the system.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maalouf
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sader
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Attieh
mesh_terms: D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013193:Stainless Steel
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D013193:Stainless Steel; D006171:Gutta-Percha
vernacular_title: "L'obturateur Thermafil" en endodontie: étude préliminaire.