objectives : the aim of this study was to compare apical sealing ability of alpha and beta phases of gutta-percha by means of bacterial leakage model. materials and methods: fifty single-rooted human premolars were selected. the root canals were prepared with mtwo rotary instruments up to apical #35.04. forty teeth were randomly divided into two groups (n= 20). the root canals were obturated by...

introduction: the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the sealing ability of the readymade temporary filling and hand mixed materials by assessing coronal microleakage. materials & methods: standardized access cavities were prepared in 80 intact human permanent premolar teeth. they were divided randomly into four experimental groups (n=20). the teeth were restored using one of the te...

objective: various techniques of composite placement have been used to decrease microleakage around the composite restorations. due to controversial results, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of different placement techniques on microleakage in class v composite restorations. materials and methods: sixty class v cavities were prepared on the buccal and lingual surfaces o...

objective: the purpose of the present study was to assess the microleakage of composite restorations with and without a cervical amalgam base and to compare the results of dif-ferent composites and bonding agents. materials and methods: one hundred and twenty mesio-occlusal (mo) and disto-occlusal (do) class ii cavities were prepared on sixty extracted permanent premolar teeth. the teeth were r...

background and aims. newer curing units such as plasma arc can polymerize the sealants in much shorter curing times. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two different curing units on the micro-leakage of a fissure sealant material. materials and methods. sixty two extracted premolars without caries were randomly divided into two groups of 31 samples. occlusal surfaces of all teet...

objectives : the aim of this in-vitro experimental study was to assess the effect of application of a desensitizing varnish on the enamel and dentin marginal seal. materials and methods: seventy-two freshly extracted, intact human premolar teeth were divided into four groups (n=18). class v cavities (3mm in length, 2mm in width and 2mm in depth) were prepared on the buccal surface of each tooth...

the aim of this study was to assess the effect of 30% hydrogen peroxide on the microleakage of class v cavities restored with either a silorane-based composite or two methacrylate-based composites.a total of 96 standard class v cavities (1.5 × 2 × 3 mm) were prepared on the buccal surface of sound extracted human premolars with both enamel and dentin margins and randomly assigned into three gro...

backgrounds the degree of microleakage is one of the main criteria in evaluating the restorative materials such as glass ionomer (gi) restoratives, which are available in two forms: loose powder and liquid form to be hand-mixed or pre-proportioned in a capsule to be mixed mechanically. objectives this study was conducted to compare the microleakage of encapsulated gi restoratives with their han...

objectives: microleakage is a major cause of failure of dental restorations and results in development of secondary caries, tooth hypersensitivity and pulp pathosis. this study aimed to compare the microleakage of class ii cavities filled with two types of composite resins and a compomer and subjected to thermocycling. methods: in this in vitro experimental study, class ii cavities with a gingi...

objectives: microleakage is the main concern in composite restorations. this study aimed to compare the microleakage of two bulk-fill and one conventional composite at two different time points. methods: class ii cavities were prepared in 60 premolar teeth and divided into six groups of 20. groups 1 and 4 were incrementally filled with grandio composite. groups 2 and 5 were filled with x-tra fi...