title: A comparison of three gutta-percha obturation techniques to replicate canal irregularities.
abstract: A split-tooth model with artificially created intracanal wall defects was used to compare three gutta-percha (GP) obturation techniques, cold lateral, warm lateral, and warm vertical. The techniques were evaluated and compared based on defect replication quality as a function of defect location and size. The obturations were evaluated on an ordinal scale, 0 to 4, based on how much each defect was replicated. There was a statistically significantly better result with both warm techniques compared to cold lateral obturation, while there was no significant difference between the warm obturation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kulild
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006171:Gutta-Percha