Sealing Ability of Different Obturating Techniques in Apically Separated Rotary Files: An In Vitro Study

AIM: Testing whether two sealant systems (cold laterally compacted gutta-percha and Obtura II) can be used with extraction across two apically separated rotational nickel-titanium files was the primary objective of this study (RACE and K3). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both the positive and negative control teeth were randomly distributed among 62 mandibular premolars to create two groups of 30 each. Following the RACE and K3 approaches, four subgroups were created from the roots. Subgroups A1, B1, and A2, B2 (n = 10 each) were formed in the apical thirds of the canal at 3 mm from the tip. There was no division of instruments between groups A3, B3, B4, and A4. When it came to obturation, the Obtura II method was used for A2, A4, B2, B4, and A1, A3. A dye extraction process was employed to determine whether the specimens had been obliterated. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Student t test (two-tailed, independent), and Leven's test were used to ascertain the values for each of the study groups. RESULTS: Group A1 had a substantially lower leakage rate than group B1. Groups A2, B2 and A3, B3 had no statistically significant differences. Group A4 had a substantially lower leakage rate than group B4. CONCLUSION: Even when the cracked NiTi rotary system was not present, Obtura II-obturated groups had less leakage than the lateral condensation approach.