Effectiveness of different obturation techniques in surpassing the ledge formed in simulated curved canals

• Main Authors: Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo (Author), Wander José da Silva (Author), Letícia Machado Gonçalves (Author), Marili Doro Andrade Deonízio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To compare the effectiveness of different obturation techniques in surpassing the ledge formed in simulated curved root canals. Methods: Eighty acrylic-resin blocks with curved canals were instrumented with Gates-Glidden drills to simulate a ledge formation. Then, a K-File #10 was used for tryi...