In vitro analysis of thermocompaction time and gutta-percha type on quality of main canal and lateral canals filling

• Main Authors: André Luiz da Costa Michelotto (Author), Cacio Moura-Netto (Author), Ângela Toshie Araki (Author), Eduardo Akisue (Author), Abílio Albuquerque Maranhão Moura (Author), Gilson Blitzkow Sydney (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of filling in main and lateral root canals performed with the McSpadden technique, regarding the time spent on the procedure and the type of gutta-percha employed. Fifty simulated root canals, made with six lateral canals placed two apiece in the cer...