Long-term sealing ability of GuttaFlow versus Ah Plus using different obturation techniques
2010
Objective. To compare the long-term sealing ability of GuttaFlow® using different obturation techniques.
Study Design. Three hundred teeth, prepared with a crown-down technique, were divided into thirty experimental
groups (n=10) to evaluate the apical and coronal leakage, at 3, 30 and 120 days, of lateral compaction gutta-percha
+ AH Plus™, lateral compaction gutta-percha + GuttaFlow®, single cone + AH Plus™, single cone + GuttaFlow®,
and GuttaFlow® only.
Results. Both coronal and apical leakage, at the three times of measurement, no significant differences were found
among GuttaFlow® + lateral compaction gutta-percha and GuttaFlow® + single cone groups, whereas the only
GuttaFlow® reached the highest leakage values at 30 and 120 days. AH Plus™, using both techniques, showed
high levels of leakage after 120 days to the coronal leakage and after 30 days to the apical leakage when compared
silicon based sealer.
Conclusion. GuttaFlow®, using with lateral compaction and single cone techniques, shows a greater apical and
coronal sealing ability than AH Plus™ over time. GuttaFlow® when used as only creates a poorer sealing than
when used with lateral compaction gutta-percha or single cone techniques.
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