Additional studies on the distribution of stresses during vertical compaction of gutta-percha in the root canal

Telli C., Gulkan P., Raab W.

BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL, vol.187, no.1, pp.32-37, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 187 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800196a
  • Journal Name: BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.32-37
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective This study was designed to investigate the effect of certain pathological alterations of the dental structures (diminishing bone support, internal resorption, root perforation, periapical lesion) on stress distribution during root canal filling procedures by the warm vertical compaction technique.