Comparison of Gutta Percha Filling Techniques. Part 1. Compaction (Mechanical), Vertical (Warm), and Lateral Condensation Techniques.

Abstract

An in vitro technique was developed to evaluate the ability of various filling techniques to fill an artificial standard canal system. No significant difference was noted in volume changes over a two-week period between lateral condensation, vertical (warm) condensation or compaction (mechanical) condensation. The ability of the techniques to replicate the canal was statistically analyzed. It was found that the compaction technique was significantly better than the lateral technique (p less than 0.01), and the vertical technique was significantly better than compaction technique (p less than 0.001). The compaction technique was significantly the fastest. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085957

Entities

People

  • D. D. Peters
  • L. Lorton
  • Man Hoi Wong

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Acids
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Buoyancy
  • Communities
  • Condensation
  • Fabrication
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nitric Acid
  • Observation
  • Photographs
  • Physical Properties
  • Root Canal
  • Specific Gravity
  • Teeth

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