In Vivo Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Obturation Techniques in Primary Teeth: A Randomized Controlled...

Pulpectomy has been a routine remedial endodontic procedure for treating a pulpally inflamed or infected deciduous tooth. The success of pulpectomy depends on thorough cleaning and shaping of the canals, complete debridement of the tissue remnants out of root canal spaces, and achieving a fluid-tight seal without any voids. Interestingly, the need for selection of a proper obturation technique collectively holds a major role in fulfilling various factors stated to be responsible for having a positive outcome. Hence, the purpose of the present research was to compare and assess the quality of obturation of various obturation techniques used in primary mandibular molars.

A total of 128 root canals of 64 deciduous mandibular molar teeth were randomly allocated for obturation with zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) paste using four primary teeth obturating techniques. The obturation quality was evaluated by scoring the extent of filling and the existence of voids. Intergroup comparison of the data was done using Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test.

The mean age of the study population was 7.58 ± 1.44 years (26 males and 22 females). The intergroup comparison of the obtained data subjected to statistical analysis using Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test revealed statistically significant results with p-value of 0.04 and 0.03 when group III was compared with groups I and IV, respectively.

NaviTip double side port system proved to be efficient in attaining both optimally filled as well as a homogeneous obturation without voids in primary mandibular molar teeth.

Subbaraj S, Chenchugopal M, Elangovan A, et al. In Vivo Comparative Evaluation of Four Different Obturation Techniques in Primary Teeth: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2025;18(11):1311-1317.