Tooth Morphology and Access Cavity Preparation

Elsevier eBooks · 2011-01-01 · 169 citations

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Elsevier eBooks · 2011-01-01

Comparison of Bacterial Reduction in Straight and Curved Canals Using Erbium, Chromium:Yttrium-Scandium-Gallium-Garnet Laser Treatment versus a Traditional Irrigation Technique With Sodium Hypochlorite

Journal of Endodontics · 2010-02-09 · 34 citations

Effect of dowel length on the retention of 2 different prefabricated posts.

PubMed · 2007-03-01 · 12 citations

OBJECTIVE: To compare in vitro the retentive values of stainless steel, parallel-sided posts to quartz-fiber, tapered posts for 2 different dowel lengths (5 and 10 mm). METHOD AND MATERIALS: Both post systems were cemented with a dual-cure adhesive resin cement. Single-rooted extracted human teeth (n = 40) were decoronated and randomly divided into 4 groups of 10 samples each. Posts of 5 and 10 mm in length were luted with the resin cement. Each sample was placed on a universal testing machine, and using a push-out method, a vertical load was applied at a crosshead speed of 2 mm/min. The amount of force required to dislodge the post was recorded. The effect of post type and length was evaluated using a 2-way analysis of variance. RESULTS: A statistically significant main effect was found for post length (P <.001), with the 10-mm posts of both post systems requiring greater force to dislodge than the 5-mm posts. There was no interaction between post length and post type (P >.05). CONCLUSION: It is concluded from this study that there is no statistical difference in retention between quartz-fiber, tapered posts and stainless steel, parallel-sided posts when they are cemented with the same resin cement (P >.05). The study also concludes that adequate retentive values are achieved with both post systems at the shorter, 5-mm post length.

A modified sectional cone obturation technique.

PubMed · 1994-04-01

This investigation quantitatively analyzed the apical seal in teeth in which one of three gutta-percha root canal-obturating techniques was used. The seal obtained with each technique was measured with dye penetration and spectrophotometric analysis. No statistically significant difference was found among the lateral condensation, sectional cone, and modified sectional cone techniques in their ability to produce an apical seal.

Post preparation techniques and their effect on the apical seal

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 1990-11-01 · 68 citations

Endodontic obturation with gutta percha: an update.

PubMed · 1989-01-01 · 4 citations

The efficacy of four root canal obturation techniques in preventing apical dye penetration

The Journal of the American Dental Association · 1989-11-01 · 79 citations

A technique for visible light-cured provisional restorations

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 1988-04-01 · 14 citations

The effect of eikenella corrodens endotoxin on periapical bone

Journal of Endodontics · 1987-12-01 · 45 citations