title: Comparative evaluation of the apical sealing ability and adaptation to dentine of three resin-based sealers: An in vitro study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the apical sealing ability and adaptation of three resin-based sealers to the dentine.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 66 recently extracted human maxillary anterior teeth were subjected for the study. The teeth were prepared and obturated with gutta-percha by a lateral condensation using AH Plus, Endorez and Epiphany sealers. Fifteen teeth from each group were used for the apical leakage test and the remaining five teeth from each group were used for examination under the scanning electron microscope. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and the Student Newman-Keuls test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Epiphany sealer showed better sealing ability and adaptation to dentine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Epiphany sealer has a better apical sealing ability and adaptation to dentine than the AH Plus and Endorez sealers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S Anil
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vasundhara
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shivanna
authors.forename: Mohan Thomas
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Naian
authors.forename: Gb
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shivamurthy