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Di Fu1, Yanyao Li1, Yuwei Wang1
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Objectives:
This study aimed to assess the quality of canal obturation in 3D-printed C-shaped canals using Micro-CT and dye penetration with different filling techniques.
Methodology:
Sixty 3D-printed teeth with C-shaped canals were obturated using: AH Plus with continuous wave (AHCW), iRoot SP with single cone (SPSC) and iRoot SP with continuous wave (SPCW). Micro-CT was used for 3D reconstruction in two regions: 0~8 mm (overall canal) and 0~3 mm (apical segment). The volume of voids (V1) and total canal volume (V) were used to calculate porosity as (V1/V) × 100%. Sealing quality was assessed by dye penetration.
Results:
Results showed that AHCW exhibited significantly lower porosity within 8 mm (5.17%) compared to SPSC (9.02%) and SPCW (8.55%), (P < 05). No significant porosity differences were observed within 3 mm or in dye penetration.
Conclusion:
AHCW achieved better obturation in the middle and upper segments, with no significant differences among techniques in the apical segment.
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