| | Treatment outcome (%) | | | Success | Failure | |
| | Obturation technique | | | NS | | CBO | 29 (83) | 6 (17) | | | Lateral compaction | 29 (81) | 7 (19) | | | Tooth type | | | | | Anterior | 27 (87) | 4 (13) | | | Premolar | 23 (92) | 2 (8) | | | Molar | 8 (53) | 7 (47) | | | Number of canals | | | | | Single | 43 (88) | 6 (12) | | | Multiple | 15 (68) | 7 (32) | | | Preop pulp status | | | NS () | | Vital | 45 (87) | 7 (13) | | | Necrotic | 13 (68) | 6 (32) | | | Preop apical periodontitis | | | NS () | | Yes | 9 (69) | 4 (31) | | | No | 52 (90) | 6 (10) | | | Restoration | | | NS | | Extracoronal | 38 (78) | 11 (22) | | | Intracoronal | 20 (91) | 2 (9) | | | Post | | | NS | | Yes | 28 (88) | 4 (12) | | | No | 30 (77) | 9 (23) | | |
Length of obturation | | | NS | | Acceptable (0–2 mm from apex) | 48 (83) | 10 (17) | | | Long (beyond apex) | 10 (83) | 2 (17) | | | Short (>2 mm from apex) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | | | Presence of voids | | | NS | | Apical | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | | | Middle | 16 (89) | 2 (11) | | | Coronal | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | | | None | 34 (83) | 7 (17) | | | Sex | | | NS | | Male | 15 (71) | 6 (29) | | | Female | 43 (86) | 7 (14) | | | Age (median) | 45.5 | 45 | NS | | Recall interval (median) | 837 | 858 | NS | | Interappointment time (median) | 7.5 | 11 | NS | | Days to restoration (median) | 20.5 | 72 | NS () |
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