scholarly journals Influence of Root Canal Sealers and Obturation Techniques on Vertical Root Fracture Resistance. An In Vitro Experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 8022
Author(s):  
Mazen F. Alkahtany ◽  
Khalid H. Almadi ◽  
Fahad A. Alahmad ◽  
Abdullah M. Alshehri ◽  
Abdulrahman A. AlSwayyed ◽  
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The aim of the present study was to determine the vertical root fracture (VRF) resistance of roots obturated with TotalFill BC Sealer and AH Plus sealer using lateral condensation and single cone techniques in comparison to untreated controls. Sixty single rooted mandibular premolars were sectioned and divided into six groups. Ten teeth were left untreated (positive control-Gp 1) and fifty teeth were cleaned and shaped. Ten root specimens were left unfilled (negative control-Gp 2) and the remaining roots were divided into 4 groups. Gp 3, GP and AH Plus sealer (AH Plus) using the cold lateral compaction (LC) technique; Gp 4, GP and AH Plus using the Single Cone (SC) technique; Gp 5: TotalFill GP and TotalFill BC sealer using the LC technique; Gp 6: TotalFill GP and TotalFill BC sealer with SC. VRF was performed for all specimens using a universal testing machine. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukeys post-hoc multiple comparison test was used to compare the means among tested study groups. Group 1 (positive control) displayed the highest fracture resistance (946.61 ± 166.465 N); however, the lowest fracture strength was demonstrated by the specimens in group 2 (negative control) (433.31 ± 129.350 N). Specimens treated with AH plus using different obturation techniques (group 3 and 4) showed comparable outcomes (p > 0.05). Similarly, specimens treated with TotalFill BC sealer with different obturation techniques showed statistically similar outcomes (p > 0.05). It was also observed that specimens in groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 demonstrated comparable outcomes of fracture strength (p > 0.05). The use of TotalFill-BC sealer showed similar vertical root fracture resistance as AH plus sealer in root canal treated teeth. Use of total fill-BC and AH Plus sealer in root canal treatment showed vertical root fracture resistance comparable to untreated natural teeth (positive controls).

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
MB Prashanth ◽  
Pradeep N Tavane ◽  
BM Annapoorna ◽  
NT Prashanth ◽  
BS Deepak ◽  
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ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate the vertical root fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth obturated with – Tubli-Seal EWT/Gutta-percha, AH Plus/Gutta-percha, Epiphany SE sealer/Epiphany point. Study design Sixty-five single rooted premolars were decoronated and root length was 14 mm for each specimen. Fifty five teeth were enlarged up to ISO size 40 master apical file with stainless steel K-files using standardized preparation and remaining ten teeth were served as negative control. Then teeth were randomly assigned into different groups depending on sealer used for obturation as follows: Group 1 Negative control—no instrumentation was performed. Group 2 Positive control—gutta-percha with out the use of any sealer. Group 3 Experimental group—gutta-percha and Tubli-Seal EWT root canal sealer. Group 4 Experimental group—gutta-percha and AH Plus. Group 5 Experimental group—epiphany SE sealer and epiphany points. After 72 hours, the specimens were embedded in autopolymerizing resin leaving 7 mm of each root exposed and were subjected to fracture testing under universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1.0 mm per minute until the root fractured. Results were statistically analyzed using one-way ANOVA and independent t-test. Results Showed that Epiphany SE sealer/Epiphany points showed highest mean fracture resistance and Tubli-Seal EWT group showed the least fracture resistance of all the materials tested. There was no statistically significant difference among experimental groups. Conclusion Epiphany SE sealer/Epiphany points demonstrated highest fracture resistance values than the other materials tested and intact tooth had highest resistance against vertical root fracture. Clinical significance Epiphany SE sealer/Epiphany points may be one of the materials of choice in the endodontic treatment of teeth. How to cite this article Nagpal A, Annapoorna BM, Prashanth MB, Prashanth NT, Singla M, Deepak BS, Singh A, Tavane PN. A Comparative Evaluation of the Vertical Root Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Teeth using Different Root Canal Sealers: An in vitro Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(3):351-355.


1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 376-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Apicella ◽  
R. J. Loushine ◽  
L. A. West ◽  
D. A. Runyan

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rifki Kania Pramanik ◽  
Gantini Subrata ◽  
Erna Kurnikasari

Post-placement is one of the treatment plans supporting the success of a restoration. The design of root canal preparation is a factor in the success of post-use. The purpose of this study was to investigate the root fracture resistance of the root canal preparation for cast post with a seat and non-seat preparation. The study was a laboratory experimental study using 20 upper central incisors that met the criteria in the study. Ten incisors were prepared using seat design while the other ten were prepared using non-seat design. Then tested the compressive test by Universal Testing Machine with test speed 0,5 mm/min. The results of the fracture strength were analyzed using t student statistical test. The analysis showed a significant difference between the non-seat group and the seat group (α=0.05). The average force in the non-seat group was 852.27 N with a standard deviation of 112.6 N while the seat group showed a value of 495.78 N and 82.90 N, respectively. It was concluded therefore that the root fracture resistance in the non-seat root canal preparation design was higher than the seat preparation design.


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidambur Vasudev Ballal ◽  
Sheetal Rao ◽  
Junsang Yoo ◽  
Kishore Ginjupalli ◽  
Manuel Toledano ◽  
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Objective: Endodontically obturated teeth have lower fracture resistance depending on the obturating material and technique. The purpose of this study was therefore to evaluate the influence of ProRoot MTA (Dentsply Sirona, Tulsa Division) and OrthoMTA III (BioMTA, Daejeon, Korea) as an obturating material on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth. Material and Methods: Thirty extracted human maxillary central incisors were decoronated and instrumented using Protaper instruments (size F5). Irrigation was performed with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite between each instrument change followed by 7% maleic acid for one minute. Finally, canals were flushed with 5 ml of PBS solution for one minute. Samples were then divided into three groups. Group I- positive control (no root canal filling); Group II- obturation with ProRoot MTA; Group III- obturation with OrthoMTA III. Ten teeth were randomly selected as a negative control in which no treatment was performed. All the specimens were then subjected to fracture strength testing using universal testing machine. For evaluation of biomineralization, six maxillary central incisors were divided into two groups. Group I obturated with ProRoot MTA and group II obturated with OrthoMTA III. These samples were subjected to SEM analysis. Results: Positive control group demonstrated the least fracture resistance, while OrthoMTA III group showed the highest fracture resistance. There was no significant difference between negative control group and ProRoot MTA groups (p=0.821). OrthoMTA III group showed better tubular biomineralization when compared to ProRoot MTA. Conclusions: Root canals obturated with OrthoMTA III had better fracture resistance and increased tubular biomineralization compared to ProRoot MTA. Since root canals obturated with OrthoMTA III had better fracture resistance, it can be used as a promising obturating material.KeywordsBiomineralization; Fracture Resistance; OrthoMTA III; ProRoot MTA; Root Canal; Tubular.


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