Lateral condensation in canals prepared with nickel titanium rotary instruments: an evaluation of the use of three different master cones.
Forty-five single-rooted teeth were instrumented with ProFile ISO .06 nickel-titanium rotary instruments and obturated with lateral condensation using three different master cones: an ISO-standardized gutta-percha cone (group A), a Dia-ISO(GT).06 gutta-percha cone (group B), and a size medium gutta-percha cone (group C). Obturation efficiency in each group was evaluated by recording the number of accessory cones utilized. To evaluate obturation quality in the three groups, a cross-sectional observation of the ability of the gutta-percha in each group to obliterate the prepared canal space was carried out. Results showed that obturation efficiency was significantly greater in groups B and C than in group A. There was no significant difference in obturation quality between any of the three groups.
Hembrough
Michael W
MW
Department of Endodontics, University of Detroit Mercy, MI, USA.
Steiman
H Robert
HR
Belanger
Kimberly K
KK
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001729:Bismuth; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003763:Dental Leakage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel; D019279:Resin Cements; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012834:Silver; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014025:Titanium
D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D019279:Resin Cements; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; C040654:titanium nickelide; D012834:Silver; C028044:epoxy resin AH-26; D009532:Nickel; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D014025:Titanium; D001729:Bismuth