Assessment of Efficacy of Various Obturation Techniques used in Endodontic Therapy: A Comparative Study (original) (raw)

Introduction: Complete remove the irritants, pathogenic microorganisms and other by-products from the root canal space followed by complete shaping and filling of pulp space with a bio-compatible material with appropriate obturating technique is necessary for the success of root canal therapy. Recent researches in the field of endodontic focuses mainly on the search of ideal obturating technique despite of prevalence of numerous techniques for obturating the canal space after completion of pulp therapy. Hence, we undertook the present study to assess the percentage of gutta-percha filled area (GFA) in the teeth filled with Thermafil technique, Warm Vertical Compaction (WC) technique and cold lateral condensation (CC) technique. Material and Methods: The present study included assessment of a total of 75 permanent teeth. All the samples were divided randomly into three study groups. Group I, II and III included samples which were obturated using CC technique, Thermafil and WC techniq...