(2008) Estrela, Carlos; Chaves, Rogerio Rodrigues; Alencar, Ana Helena Goncalves de; Guedes, Orlando Aguirre; Silva, Julio Almeida
The effectiveness of the lateral condensation of gutta-percha in the endodontic sealing had been
evaluated, by means of systematic review. It was used of sources of bibliographical catalogue identified
electronically for MEDLINE, from 1966 up to January 14th 2008. As search strategy were used the terms
– Root Filling, Condensation Lateral, Condensation Vertical line, McSpadden, Thermafil, System B, Thermal
Compaction, Tagger – as key-words, in different combinations. The search presented 372 related articles, 29
studies were in vivo studies (human or animal), theses, no one satisfied the inclusion criteria. Considering the
success of clinical behaviors, the technique of lateral condensation is the most used by the endodontist, the
most studied and with higher rate of success.