The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the sealing quality of three root canal filling materials after four years of ageing. Obturation with the non-instrumentation technique (NIT) was compared with cold lateral condensation of gutta-percha. Seventy-six canals were endodontically treated with traditional hand instrumentation and cold lateral condensation (control) whereas 77 canals were ...

Background and Purpose Root canal therapy is the primary method for the treatment of an infected pulp in modern dentistry. The main aim of endodontic treatment is the elimination of bacteria and their products from infected root canals. In this study, we attempted to investigate the antimicrobial activity of three root canal sealers against oral pathogens. Materials and Methods The antimicrob...

In lighting studies with turkey hens, long ahemeral (AH; non-24 h) light-dark cycles have consistently resulted in greater, although not statistically significant, fertility than control 24 h light-dark cycles. The present study was designed to further evaluate AH lighting effects on fertility by an evaluation of the effectiveness of artificial insemination (AI) under less than optimal conditio...

This study explored an alternative approach using rheology to assess setting time. The following cements were tested: ProRoot® MTA (Dentsply, Tulsa, OK, USA), Biodentine® (Septodont, Saint Maur des Fosses, France), Fuji VII®, FujiVII® EP, and Fuji IX® (from GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan), RealSeal SE™ Sealer (SybronEndo, Amersfoort, The Netherlands), AH 26® and AH Plus (both from Dentsply DeTrey...

introduction : the aim of this study was to examine and compare the apical sealing ability of ah26, ah plus and ah plus jet using a fluid filtration model. materials and methods : 70 single-rooted teeth were dissected from the cement-enamel junction. canals were prepared with protaper rotary system and manual k files and irrigated with 5.25% naocl and 17% edta. ten teeth were assigned as contro...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) has a poor short-term prognosis. Although infections are frequent complications of AH, the incidence of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and its impact on outcome remain unknown. METHODS We prospectively followed 94 biopsy-proven severe AH episodes for 3 months. We retrospectively reviewed our diagnosis of IA based on EORTC/MSG and AspICU criteria,...

PURPOSE Sildenafil increases ocular blood flow. Thus, the authors investigated if it also increases anterior chamber (AC) refilling after paracentesis. METHODS Corriedale sheep and albino rabbits were used as animal models. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured, paracentesis performed on one eye, and AC refilling followed by observation using oblique illumination. IOP measurements continued...

introduction: microleakage can result in failure of endodontic treatment. an important characteristic of endodontic sealer is sealing ability. the aim of this experimental study was to compare the apical leakage of teeth obturated with gutta-percha and three different sealers (resin- and zinc oxide eugenol-based) with/without smear layer (sl). materials and methods: in this study, 100 single-ro...