OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare in vitro root fracture resistance following root canal filling with AH 26 using lateral condensation, BeeFill, and Thermafil techniques. STUDY DESIGN Eighty extracted human mandibular premolars with similar dimensions were selected. In order to standardize the roots, measurements were taken in two separate regions of the teeth--at the cemento-en...

Background: It is difficult to identify a potential sealant with penetration depth until practically analyzed. A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) overview could better describe the internal picture of the materials sealed to the tooth surface on in vitro experimentation since it being a vital procedure for successful obturation. Hence, this study was undertaken to compare the penetration dept...

Paresthesia is a burning or prickling sensation or partial numbness resulting from neural injury. Paresthesia resulting from periapical pathosis or various stages of root canal treatment is of great importance in the field of endodontics. The purpose of this paper is to review paresthesia caused by periapical lesions, local anesthesia, cleaning, shaping and obturation.

Success in root canal treatment is achieved after thorough cleaning, shaping, and obturation of the root canal system. This clinical case describes conventional root canal treatment of an unusual mandibular first molar with six root canals. The prognosis for endodontic treatment in teeth with abnormal morphology is unfavorable if the clinician fails to recognize extra root canals.

Objectives: This in vitro study aimed to compare the volumes of unfilled areas oval-shaped root canals filled with five different obturation techniques after minimally invasive canal shaping using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: 50 extracted mandibular premolars were used. Root instrumented K3 files (Kerr, USA) size #30.04. Then, samples randomly distributed into gr...

Aim: To compare the efficiency of sonic irrigation, passive ultrasonic and conventional syringe irrigation (CI) in removing pure injectable calcium hydroxide (CH) from root canals mandibular second premolars by measuring probable microleakage residual CH particles canal obturation using computerized liquid filtration (CLF). Materials Methods: Eighty instrumented were categorized into three expe...

New porous biomaterials based on hydroxyapatite (HAp) were designed as obturation materials for dental cavities. Synthetic HAp powder with a particle diameter of 150 m was agglutinated using three different polyurethane monocomponents (rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible), enabling the matching of their properties to those of real teeth. Alumina particles were also added in some cases. Our new hybr...

AIM To compare coronal bacterial and India ink leakage in three different obturation techniques with the smear layer having been removed. METHODOLOGY Seventy extracted single-rooted teeth were instrumented to an apical preparation size 7 Profile Series 29 (Tulsa Dental Products, Tulsa, OK, USA). The smear layer was removed and 20 teeth were randomly obturated with lateral compaction, 20 teeth...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the apical sealing ability of Resilon obturation material. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty-two single rooted extracted human teeth were selected and randomly divided into three groups. They were obturated using lateral condensation with gutta-percha and AH 26/AH plus and Resilon; also, 12 root canals were used as control groups. The apical leakage was measu...

Background: Chronic apical periodontitis is potential infection with poor symptoms that are easily overlooked. Disease progession can lead to cellulitis, osteomyelitis, sinusitis, endocarditis, nephritis, arthritis, persistent fever and sepsis. In recent times, thanks advances in endodontic improving instruments, root canal antiseptics, techniques for shaping, obturation canals, treatment has a...