Carrier-based Root Canal Filling Materials: A Literature Review

Alkahtani, Ahmed

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1402

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“…This is due to the assumption that lateral condensation cannot afford the obturation well due to the curvature of the root. 30 There is no significant difference of apical microleakage between lateral condensation technique and carrier-based gutta-percha when sealer is used. It shows that the use of sealer role during the transformation from α-phase to β-phase which can cause shrinkage of gutta-percha.…”

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Assessment of apical microleakage using tooth clearing method between two softened core obturation techniques

Wongsari

Rovani

Trilaksana

2016

J Dentomaxillofac Sci

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This study aimed to compare apical microleakage using tooth clearing method between two softened core obturation techniques which are carrier based gutta percha and continuous wave. Samples are maxillary first incisors, with a single root canal. They are devided into three groups of 9 each randomly. The first group is carrier based gutta percha, the second is continuous wave, and the third is lateral condensation as positive control. The teeth were decoronated at the cementoenamel junction, prepared with crown down pressureless technique, and obturated according their group. All the samples were coated with nail polish except for 2 mm from the apical, and then placed in China Ink for 7 days. After that, the polish were removed and the samples undergone tooth clearing procedure. When the samples had been transparant, they were observed using microscop. Data were collected and analyzed using Anova and Tukey’s post hoc test. The study showed that mean of apical microleakage from continuous wave technique (0.256+0.133) is less than from carrier based gutta percha (0.433+0.173). As the conclusion, there is a significant diffrence (p:0.034) of apical microleakage between continuous wave and carrier based gutta percha (p<0.05).

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“…The sealer is expected to compen sate for the lack of gutta-percha. 30 Caravanshad and torabinejad compare carrier based gutta-percha and lateral condensation. They found that apical microleakage on a carrier based gutta-percha is greater than the lateral condensation.…”

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Assessment of apical microleakage using tooth clearing method between two softened core obturation techniques

Wongsari

Rovani

Trilaksana

2016

J Dentomaxillofac Sci

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“…In fact, the carrier, being rigid, can reach the working length, thus obtaining an excellent apical seal (Figure 11d). The number of voids, on the other hand, increases in the middle third and the coronal third (Table 1), probably due to the discrepancy between the morphology of the carrier, with its round cross-section, and the morphology of the root canals, with a more oval cross-section [37][38][39][40].…”

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Comparison of Two Root Canal Filling Techniques: Obturation with Guttacore Carrier Based System and Obturation with Guttaflow2 Fluid Gutta-Percha

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Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of the root canal obturation obtained with two different techniques, i.e., thermoplastic gutta-percha introduced through a carrier (GuttaCore) and fluid gutta-percha (GuttaFlow2). Materials and Methods: The study included 40 permanent single-rooted human teeth, divided into two groups and obturated with Guttaflow (group G) and with GuttaCore (group T). The teeth were fixed and transversely sectioned, they were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The dentin–cement–gutta–percha interface and the percentage of voids produced by the two techniques were statistically analyzed. Results: GuttaCore showed a better filling in the apical third of the canal with a percentage of voids equal to 5%. GuttaFlow showed a lower percentage of voids in the middle and coronal thirds of the canal, 1.6% of coronal voids. Statistical analysis showed a statistically significant difference in the percentage of voids in the two groups (GuttaCore and Guttaflow2) in each portion. Conclusions: GuttaFlow2 seems to flow optimally in the middle and coronal third of the canal, with greater difficulty in filling the apical third. Due to the rigidity of the carrier, GuttaCore is able to reach better the most apical portions of the canals, with greater difficulty in creating the three-dimensional seal at the level of the middle third and coronal third.

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“…Thermafil obturators are available in 17 sizes, from 0.20 to 1.40 mm of tip diameter, with carrier taper of about 4%. Thermafil gutta-percha covers the carrier for about 16 mm [ 10 ]. For the selection of the correct obturator are available Ni-Ti verifiers with a diameter of 0.20 to 0.90 mm [ 11 ].…”

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Thermafil: A New Clinical Approach Due to New Dimensional Evaluations

Vittoria

Pantaleo

Blasi

et al. 2018

TODENTJ

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Background:There are a lot of techniques to obturate the root canals, but lateral condensation of gutta-percha is the most used one. An important aspect of thermafil is the error margin tolerated by the manufacturer in the production of plastic carriers. In literature, there is no evidence about discrepancy percentage between different carriers. It is demonstrated that the error margin of gutta-percha is 0.5% and is 0.2% for metal files (ISO standards).Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the real dimensions of thermafil plastic carriers observed by the stereo microscope measuring the dimensional discrepancy between them.Methods:For this study, 80 new thermafil (Dentsply Maillefer) have been selected. 40 thermafil 0.25 and 40 thermafil 0.30. Through 60X stereo microscope, the dimensions of the plastic carrier tips have been measured. The dimensions of the plastic carrier were also measured after a heating cycle. ZL GAL 11TUSM (Zetaline stereo evolution) microscope was used to observe the samples. Measurements were made through a dedicated software (Image Focus). All samples were analysed at 60X.Results:A non-parametric paired test (Wilcoxon test) was used to compare baseline and after heating values; p-values ≤ 0.05 were assumed to be statistically significant.Conclusion:The samples we measured showed a mean value of the diameters in Thermafil 25 that was 0.27 mm, for Thermafil 30 the mean value was 0.33 mm.We have measured a dimensional variable of 8% in the 25 group while in group 30 the maximum possible variation found was 4%, that’s why we propose a new protocol of obturation with thermafil. We can also conclude that a single heating process does not affect clinically the plastic carrier dimensions.

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Carrier-based Root Canal Filling Materials: A Literature Review

Cited by 7 publications

References 60 publications

Assessment of apical microleakage using tooth clearing method between two softened core obturation techniques

Assessment of apical microleakage using tooth clearing method between two softened core obturation techniques

Comparison of Two Root Canal Filling Techniques: Obturation with Guttacore Carrier Based System and Obturation with Guttaflow2 Fluid Gutta-Percha

Thermafil: A New Clinical Approach Due to New Dimensional Evaluations

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