title: A comparison between a new vacuum obturation technique and lateral condensation: an in vitro study.
abstract: A new machine that allows cleaning root canals without conventional instruments has been introduced. Because this noninstrumented technique does not enlarge the root canal system, a new device had to be developed to fill the root canal system. The new machine was able to produce a vacuum that allowed proper drying and filling of a root canal system. This study evaluated the new vacuum filling method and compared it with lateral condensation. Canals of 40 extracted human molars, instrumented using the step-back technique, were either filled with the new vacuum obturation technique using AH26 sealer and a gutta-percha single cone or by lateral condensation. Teeth were coated with wax and placed into India ink for 7 days. The wax was then removed and the teeth were cleared. All teeth were evaluated for linear dye penetration using a x20 viewer. Obturation with the new vacuum technique resulted in significantly less leakage than lateral condensation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative, Preventive, and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Berne, School of Dental Medicine, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Portmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lussi
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001729:Bismuth; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003763:Dental Leakage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D008709:Methenamine; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D012834:Silver; D014025:Titanium; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012834:Silver; C028044:epoxy resin AH-26; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D014025:Titanium; D008709:Methenamine; D001729:Bismuth