Comparative study of the sealing ability of the lateral condensation technique and the BeeFill system after canal preparation by the Mtwo NiTi rotary system

Abstract

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the sealing ability of the lateral condensation technique and the BeeFill system after canal preparation by the Mtwo rotary system. Forty extracted single-rooted teeth were prepared by using the Mtwo rotary system. The teeth were then divided into 2 experimental groups (n = 15 each) and 2 control groups (n = 5 each). The specimens in groups 1 and 2 were obturated using the lateral condensation technique and the BeeFill system, respectively. The teeth in the negative control group were also obturated with the lateral condensation technique, and the specimens in the positive control group were not root-filled. The specimens were then immersed in an aqueous solution of 2% China ink for 1 week, after which the roots were cleared and the linear extent of dye penetration was measured with a stereomicroscope by 2 endodontists. The data collected were then analyzed by using the 1-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and independent t test, with a significance level of P < or = 0.05. Although the mean (+/- standard deviation) dye leakage in the BeeFill thermoplasticized injection group was less than that in the lateral condensation group (1.497 +/- 0.7 vs. 2.521 +/- 1.733), there was no significant difference between the experimental groups on the parametric independent t-test (P = 0.209).