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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2024

Dentinal tubule penetration following ultrasonic, sonic, and single-cone technique of a biosealer: An

Dina Abdellatif, Massimo Pisano, Renato Gullà, Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Shishir Singh, Francesco Giordano, Alessio Buonavoglia, Alfredo Iandolo

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Article in Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Dina AbdellatifDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Massimo PisanoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Renato GullàIndependent Researcher, Ethiopian Dental Professional Association, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Giuseppe SangiovanniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Shishir SinghDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Francesco GiordanoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Alessio BuonavogliaDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alfredo IandoloDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The endodontic space is complex, and using a single-cone obturation technique fails to ensure a complete filling. Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of ultrasonic activation, sonic activation, and single-cone technique of a biosealer on its dentinal tubular penetration. Materials and Methods: In the experiment, single-root mandibular premolars were randomly assigned to three groups ( Results: The data were statistically analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests ( Conclusions: Dentinal tubule penetration of biosealer was significantly improved by ultrasonic and sonic activation techniques.

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Biosealerdentinal tubulesendodontic spacesonicultrasonic

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PMID38634033
PMCPMC11019811

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