Title
Evaluating periapical and periodontal health in root canal treated teeth using various obturation methods
Authors
Priyanshi Kankriya1, Gaurav Garg2,*, Anupama Ahirwar3, Anjali Gupta4, Subasish Behera5, Soumyaranjan Nanda6, Miral Mehta7 & Jugajyoti Pathi8
Affiliation
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, PAHER University, Debari, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; 2Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bankey Bihari Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department Of Dentistry, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Conservative & Endodontics, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; 5Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital (SCB), Manglabag, Cuttack, Odisha, India; 6Endodontics, Private Practitioner, Cuttack, Odisha, India; 7Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; 8Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University. Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; *Corresponding author
Priyanshi Kankriya - E-mail: kankriyapriyanshi@gmail.com
Gaurav Garg - E-mail: garggaurav2401@gmail.com
Anupama Ahirwar - E-mail: anupama16288@gmail.com
Anjali Gupta - E-mail: anj.198864@gmail.com
Subasish Behera - E-mail: dr.subasish@gmail.com
Soumyaranjan Nanda - E-mail: nandasoumya245@gmail.com
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com
Jugajyoti Pathi - E-mail: jpathi@kims.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025
Abstract
Effective root canal obturation is critical for preventing reinfection and ensuring long-term periapical and periodontal health. This randomized controlled trial evaluated 120 mandibular molars treated with cold lateral compaction (CLC), warm vertical compaction (WVC), or single-cone with bioceramic sealer (SBC). At 12 months, WVC showed significantly greater PAI score reduction (2.85 ± 0.51) and higher complete healing rates (87.5%) compared to CLC (65.0%) and SBC (72.5%) (p=0.018). Periodontal parameters (PD, CAL, BOP, PI) improved significantly across all groups with no inter-group differences. Thus, we show WVC offers superior periapical healing while maintaining periodontal stability.
Keywords
Root canal treatment, obturation techniques, warm vertical compaction, periapical healing, periodontal health.
Citation
Kankriya et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3175-3180 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
