[Laboratory evaluation of the efficiency of dental root channel filling]

Adhesive strength of gutta-percha stems connection to the root channel walls was evaluated. The pressure on dental root channel walls during tooth filling by the lateral condensation method was evaluated. The study was carried out on an Instron device by the pulling out method. The study showed that for stems Nos. 15-30 the retention strength in the root channel was about 2-fold higher than for stems Nos. 35-45. The results indicate that the value of stem pressure on root channel walls during tooth filling by the lateral condensation method can be considered critical with regard to the strength of the dental root proper.