AIM To compare the sealing ability of the same root fillings when measured by a conventional fluid transport method that uses water or by a modified fluid transport method that uses a wetting fluid as tracer. METHODOLOGY The amount of fluid transport along the same root fillings (AH26, cold lateral compaction of gutta-percha) was measured in a cross-over design in fluid transport set-ups usin...

The purposes of this investigation were 2-fold: to study the physical properties and sealing ability of Viscosity Enhanced Root Repair Material (VERRM); and, to compare them with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). VERRM has a composition similar to mineral trioxide aggregate, with handling characteristics and consistency similar to commercially available materials such as IRM and Super EBA. The ...

Aims: This study aimed to assess the apical sealing ability of experimental apatite-coated gutta-percha points compared various coated root filling materials.
 Study Design: Experimental in-vitro study.
 Place and Duration Study: Department Restorative Dentistry, University Malaya, June 2014 November 2014.
 Methodology: Ninety-six extracted permanent maxillary central incisors we...