Original Research A comparative evaluation of efficacy of chloroform, xylene, rectified white turpentine oil, eucalyptus oil and peppermint oil as GuttaPercha solvent: An in vitro study. Kumar A, Pandey KR, Mishra A Abstract: Objective: To compare the efficacy of chloroform, xylene, rectified white turpentine oil, eucalyptus oil and peppermint oil as Guttapercha solvent. Material & Methods: The...

Objective: The era of endodontics has taken a new dimension with the advent of a synthetic, thermoplastic resin filling material, named Resilon. Our in vitro study tested the efficacy of this new obturating system, versus the ageold material Guttapercha. Materials & Methods: Forty five central incisor teeth, extracted due to periodontal reasons, were assigned to two experimental (Resilon and AH...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether endodontically retreated teeth filled with Resilon are more resistant to fracture than those filled with guttapercha following hand or rotary removal techniques. Seventy-two upper anterior human teeth were selected, decoronated and reduced to 12 mm. The canals were shaped using rotary ProTaper files and randomly assigned into two groups (n=36). O...