title: Influence of the length of remaining root canal filling and post space preparation on the coronal leakage of Enterococcus faecalis.
abstract: This study evaluated the sealing ability of different lengths of remaining root canal filling and post space preparation against coronal leakage of Enterococcus faecalis. Forty-one roots of maxillary incisors were biomechanically prepared, maintaining standardized canal diameter at the middle and coronal thirds. The roots were autoclaved and all subsequent steps were undertaken in a laminar flow chamber. The canals of 33 roots were obturated with AH Plus sealer and gutta-percha. The root canal fillings were reduced to 3 predetermined lengths (n=11): G1=6 mm, G2=4 mm and G3=2 mm. The remaining roots served as positive and negative controls. Bacterial leakage test apparatuses were fabricated with the roots attached to Eppendorf tubes keeping 2 mm of apex submerged in BHI in glass flasks. The specimens received an E. faecalis inoculum of 1 x 107 cfu/mL every 3 days and were observed for bacterial leakage daily during 60 days. Data were submitted to ANOVA, Tukey's test and Fisher's test. At 60 days, G1 (6 mm) and G2 (4 mm) presented statistically similar results (p>0.05) (54.4% of specimens with bacterial leakage) and both groups differed significantly (p<0.01) from G3 (2 mm), which presented 100% of specimens with E. faecalis leakage. It may be concluded that the shortest endodontic obturation remnant leaked considerably more than the other lengths, although none of the tested conditions avoids coronal leakage of E. faecalis.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto , Ribeirão Preto, SP , Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandra Conca Alves
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mozini
authors.forename: Luis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Vansan
authors.forename: Manoel D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sousa Neto
authors.forename: Rosimeire
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pietro
keywords: Bacterial infiltration; E. faecalis; root canal treatment
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