Rjg. De Moor et Lc. Martens, Apical microleakage after lateral condensation, hybrid gutta-percha condensation and Soft-Core obturation: an in vitro evaluation, ENDOD DENT, 15(5), 1999, pp. 239-243
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the apical seal of root ca
nals filled with a cold lateral condensation, a hybrid gutta-percha condens
ation technique and with Soft-Core obturators. Three groups of 35 maxillary
anterior teeth and four control anterior teeth were treated with a crown-d
own/step-back technique. All roots were submerged in india ink for 1 week.
The roots were cleared and the degree of linear dye penetration was measure
d. The mean apical leakage for the Soft-Core technique was at least twice a
s extensive as for the two other gutta-percha obturation techniques. No sta
tistically significant differences were found between the two other condens
ation techniques.