GALVÃO, R. C.; GALVÃO, Raphael Chagas.
Resumo:
Considering that obturation of root canal system is one of the most important steps in
endodontic treatment, and it does aim to promote a good apical sealing thus preventing
microleakage, and inside of the canal system that sealing have to be as hermetic as
possible avoiding dead spaces. The cases of micro-infiltration and voids in the root
canal system spaces are responsible for most endodontic failures, with possible
recontamination. To achieve a good endodontic sealing, it is necessary a good filling
technique. Therefore, a literature search was conducted on two widely used techniques:
the Lateral Condensation and Tagger’s Hybrid techniques. This search was made in
textbooks, national and international journals, in the databases available on Periodicos
Capes, Pubmed, Sirius, Lilacs, Scopus and SciELO between January 2003 and
December 2013. The Lateral Condensation technique is simple to make, has good
clinical results and has a low cost, but has some drawbacks such as the impossibility to
achieve a three-dimensional obturation. On the other hand, Tagger’s Hybrid technique
has a good uniformity in its application despite being a bit more difficult to implement
when compared with the Lateral Condensation technique.