SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE SEALING EFFECT OF ULTRASONIC OBTURATION OF THE ROOT CANAL

초음파(超音波) 근관충진법(根管充眞法)의 폐쇄효과(閉鎖效果)에 관(關)한 분광광도계(分光光度界) 측정(測定)

The purpose of this study was to spectrophotometrically investigate the sealing effect of the ultrasonic canal obturation with softened gutta-percha utilizing an endosonic plugger by means of ultrasonic vibrations and heat. The 120 extracted human central and lateral incisors with single root were randomly selected, and the root canals were instrumented up to size #60 file by conventional method. The prepared canals were obtruated with gutta-percha by lateral condensation method, McSpadden technique and ultrasonic condensation method, with or without sealer. All specimens were immersed in 2% methylene blue in an incubator at $37^{\circ}C$ for 10 days. The teeth were then dissolved in 5ml of 60% nitric acid solution and the dye present within the root canal system was returned to solution. The leakage of dye was quantitatively measured via spectrophotometric method. The obtained data statistically evaluated usint two-way ANOVA and Student's t-test. The results were as follows : No statistically significant difference in leakage was observed between the lateral condensation method and ultrasonic condensation method, with and without sealer. When sealer was used or not, McSpadden technique showed significantly greater leakage than lateral or ultrasonic condensation method. Statistical analysis of the data indicated that the canals obturated in conjunction with sealer demonstrated less dye leakage than the canals obturated without sealer(p<0.01), except McSpadden technique. The ultrasonic condensation method appeared comparable sealing ability to the lateral condensation method.

초음파진동과 열을 이용하는 초음파 금관충전법의 근관페쇄효과를 연구하기 위하여 색소회복법(dye recovery method)에 기초한 분광광도계 측정법으로 근단공 누출정도를 정량적으로 측정하였다. 발거된 상하악 중절치 및 측절치에서 치관을 절제한 120개의 치근에 재래식 방법으로 근관형성을 하고 측방가압법, McSpadden 근관충전법 및 초음파 근관충전법으로 근관을 충전한 후 $37^{\circ}C$ 항온기내에서 2% methylene blue에 10일간 침지시킨 다음 색소용출을 위해 60% 질산에 용해시키고 색소회복법에 의한 분광광도계 측정을 시행한 후 검량선에 의한 누출량을 산출하여 통계학적으로 상호비교 하였다. 초음파 근관충전법의 색소침투량은 sealer 사용유무와는 관계없이 측방가압충전법과 유사하게 나타났고 McSpadden 충전법은 측방가압법보다 색소 침투량이 더 많이 나타났다. 측방가압풍전법과 초음파 근관충전법에서는 sealer를 병용시 근관폐쇄효과는 양호하였으나, McSpadden 근관충전법에서는 sealer 사용유무에 따른 근관폐쇄효파는 별 차이가 없었다.