[In vitro investigation of Gutta-percha amounts in different root obturation techniques]

Several obturation techniques and obturation materials are developed in order to fill the root canals completely. It was necessary to fill the root canals with solid and semisolid materials due to the unproduction of an ideal root canal sealer. The well known material that is being used, for this purpose today is gutta-percha. Single cone techniques, lateral condensation techniques and thermoplastic gutta-percha enjection techniques are used with sealers and without sealers in single rooted 30 teeth. And than, the amount of gutta-percha were evaluated by mean of herizontally taken section from 3 different levels of root canals. Finally the gutta-percha enjection techniques found to contein more gutta-percha amount in all three section levels than the single cone techniques and laterally condancation technique.