ArticleBMC oral health2025
Assessment of gap areas of root filling techniques in teeth with 3D-printed different configurations of C-shaped root canals: a micro-computed tomography study.
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- Comparative evaluation of obturation techniques for C-shaped canals: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of c-shaped canal morphology in premolar and molar teeth assessed by cone-beam computed tomography: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Single-Cone vs. Carrier-Based Root Canal Obturation with a Calcium-Silicate-Based Sealer: An In Vitro µ-CT Analysis.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of three obturation techniques in 3D-printed models of oval canals with standardized prepared morphology: a micro-CT study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- A Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of Void Formation in Apical Plugs Created with Calcium Silicate-Based Materials Using Various Application Techniques in 3D-Printed Simulated Immature Teeth.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Quality of Single-Cone Obturation Using Different Sizes of Matching Gutta-Percha Points of Two Reciprocating Single-File Systems in Curved and Straight Root Canals.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Analysis of microgap for root canal filling material filled with a hydrophilic and hydrophobic obturating system.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThree-dimensional filling of root canals is important for the success of endodontic treatment. The complexity and differences in root canal anatomy in C-shaped canals lead to difficulties in endodontic procedures and make it difficult to compare root canal filling techniques reliably. This study aimed to evaluate the percentage of gap areas of different root canal filling techniques in 3D-printed C2 and C3-shaped root canals using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).
methodsRoot canals of two human mandibular molars in C2 and C3 configurations were prepared and scanned with micro-CT. Forty replicas (80 in total) were produced from each configuration using a 3-dimensional (3D) printer. C2 and C3 groups were divided into 4 groups according to filling techniques (n = 10); core carrier (CC), cold lateral compaction (CLC), continuous wave obturation (CW) and single cone technique with calcium silicate-based sealer (SC-CSS). Root canals were filled and scanned with micro-CT. The gap areas in the apical, middle and coronal thirds were calculated as percentages. The one-way ANOVA test was used to evaluate the percentages of gap areas and Tukey's test for multiple comparisons.
resultsIn C2-shaped canals, SC-CSS group showed a statistically higher percentage of gap areas in the apical third (p <.05), there were no significant differences among other groups (p >.05). In the middle part, there were no significant differences among groups (p >.05). The CW group showed a significantly lower percentage of gap areas in the coronal third than other groups (p <.05). In C3-shaped canals, SC-CSS group showed statistically higher percentage of gap areas in apical third (p <.05), CC and SC-CSS groups showed lower percentage areas in the middle part compared to CLC and CW groups (p <.05) and there was no difference between among groups in the coronal third (p >.05).
conclusionsThe SC-CSS technique showed more gap areas in the apical region of C2 and C3-shaped canals. Considering any root canal filling technique in clinical practice, the compaction of filling material in the large volume canals of the C-shaped root canal system is necessary to reduce gap areas.
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