title: Elongation and movement of the gutta-percha master cone during initial lateral condensation.
abstract: This study evaluated gutta-percha master cone elongation and apical movement during initial lateral condensation. A split natural tooth model was used. Measurements on photographs taken before and after initial spreading were made. The results showed that both elongation and total cone displacement occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Dental School of the Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Yared
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Bou Dagher
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D006171:Gutta-Percha