Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 119, Issue 5, 633-637
Copyright © 1989 by American Dental Association
The efficacy of four root canal obturation techniques in preventing apical dye penetration
RG Beatty,
PS Baker,
J Haddix,
and
F Hart
Endodontics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville.
This study compared the average apical dye penetration observed after obturation with four root canal gutta-percha obturation techniques. Two thermoplasticized techniques were the most effective of the four methods tested.