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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2019; 13(02): 166-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695661
Original Article
Dental Investigation Society

Microscopic and Chemical Assessments of the Filling Ability in Oval-Shaped Root Canals Using Two Different Carrier-Based Filling Techniques

Davide Mancino
1   Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
2   UMR-S 1121 Inserm, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Strasbourg, France
,
Naji Kharouf
1   Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
2   UMR-S 1121 Inserm, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Strasbourg, France
,
Joseph Hemmerlé
1   Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
2   UMR-S 1121 Inserm, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Strasbourg, France
,
Youssef Haïkel
1   Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
2   UMR-S 1121 Inserm, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Strasbourg, France
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01 October 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the filling ability in oval-shaped canals using two different carrier-based filling techniques.

Materials and Methods Twenty-four human mandibular premolars with one oval canal were selected. Canals were shaped using WaveOne Gold Primary and ProGlider. Samples were divided into two groups and filled as follows: Thermafil and GuttaCore. The proportions of gutta-percha-filled areas (GPFAs), sealer-filled areas (SFAs), and void areas (VA), at 2 and 5 mm, were analyzed using optical numeric microscope, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray.

Statistical Analysis Data were compared by Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance on ranks, with statistical significance set at α = 0.05.

Results At 2 and 5 mm distances from the apex, this study discloses no statistically different filling ability for the two techniques. Concerning each sample treated using both filling systems, the presence of tags was visualized. At working length (WL)-5, and WL-2, the maximum tag penetration depth for the GuttaCore group into the dentinal tubules was, respectively, 96 μm and 48 μm, whereas the values in the thermafil group were 109 μm, and 55 μm, respectively.

Conclusions Our results clearly show that Thermafil and GuttaCore can fill oval-shaped canals in appropriate way. Furthermore, we can state that the GuttaCore obturator allows to preserve the same filling ability than Thermafil obturator, in view of the fact that there was no difference, in terms of GPFA, SFA, and VA between the two different carrier-based obturation techniques.

Keywords

carrier-based techniques - filling ability - GuttaCore - oval-shaped canals - Thermafil
 

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