J Korean Acad Conserv Dent.  2002 May;27(3):290-298. 10.5395/JKACD.2002.27.3.290.

Comparative study on the apical sealing ability according to the obturation techniques

• Hwang HK
• Park SH
• Lee YJ

• KMID: 1987288
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/JKACD.2002.27.3.290

Abstract

No abstract available.

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The mean leakge scores for each sealer in four group. *Statistically significant(p<0.05) by Wilcoxon signed rank test.

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  Fig. 2 Frequency of underfilling, FAC, overfilling for each group. *Statistically significant(p<0.05) by Chi-square test.

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  Fig. 3 The representive image showing score 0

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  Fig. 4 The representive image showing score 1

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  Fig. 5 The representive image showing score 2

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  Fig. 6 The representive image showing score 3

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  Fig. 7 The representive image showing score 4

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