Lateral canals establish connection between the main root canal and periodontal ligament. The necrotic tissues and bacteria residing in the lateral canals are difficult to remove by mechanical and chemical cleaning and this influences filling the root canal efficiently and the outcome of the root canal therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the filling of artificially prepared lateral canals using six different gutta-percha obturation techniques. For this study, sixty extracted human single rooted teeth were used. Root canals were cleaned and shaped by step back technique. Six lateral canals were prepared in the coronal, middle and apical thirds in each root using #15 engine driven reamer. The teeth were randomly divided into six groups of 10
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