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Sealer placement instruments are used to carry and coat the sealer on the walls of the fine, tortuous root canal system. The Vibrospiral is a piezoelectrically activated novel sealer coating instrument that has been designed to place a thin, uniform, void-free sealer layer by its vibratory motion. This study compared the void volume percentage in the sealer layer when placed with the Vibrospiral and two other conventional coating instruments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 36 caries-free natural mandibular premolars were disinfected, decoronated, and biomechanically prepared. They were randomly assigned to one of the three groups (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200912) based on the mode of sealer application: group 1=K-file, group 2=Lentulo spiral, and group 3=Vibrospiral. After sealer placement, the canals were obturated with gutta-percha and the sealer was allowed to set. Samples were then subjected to micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to assess the void volume. The data acquired were statistically analysed using ANOVA and the Tukey test, and the significance level was set at &amp;lt;0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings revealed that the Vibrospiral placed sealer layers with the least void volume percentage overall (3.5%), followed by Lentulo spiral (19.21%) and K-file (22.01%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The piezoelectrically activated novel sealer placing instrument, the Vibrospiral, has promising potential in effectively placing a relatively non-voided sealer layer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fdmed.2025.1695090","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,13]],"date-time":"2025-10-13T05:27:05Z","timestamp":1760333225000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Micro-computed tomography analysis of void volume in sealer layer placed using Vibrospiral novel instrument: an in vitro study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Avishikta","family":"Banerjee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mithra Nidarsh","family":"Hegde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kalyanpur Rajat","family":"Shenoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1412","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joen.2012.05.017","article-title":"Depth of penetration of four resin sealers into radicular dentinal tubules: a confocal microscopic study","volume":"38","author":"Chandra","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Endod"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"444","DOI":"10.1016\/S0099-2399(07)80134-8","article-title":"In vitro evaluation of four methods of sealer placement","volume":"17","author":"Wiemann","year":"1991","journal-title":"J Endod"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"638","DOI":"10.1016\/S0099-2399(96)80055-0","article-title":"A comparison of sealer placement techniques in curved canals","volume":"22","author":"Hall","year":"1996","journal-title":"J Endod"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e150","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dental.2012.04.012","article-title":"Behavior of resin-based endodontic sealer cements in thin and thick films","volume":"28","author":"Pane","year":"2012","journal-title":"Dent Mater"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"294","DOI":"10.4103\/0972-0707.114348","article-title":"Confocal laser scanning microscopic investigation of ultrasonic, sonic, and rotary sealer placement techniques","volume":"16","author":"Nikhil","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Conserv Dent"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"20170223","DOI":"10.1259\/dmfr.20170223","article-title":"Micro-CT and nano-CT analysis of filling quality of three different endodontic sealers","volume":"46","author":"Huang","year":"2017","journal-title":"Dentomaxillofac Radiol"},{"key":"B7","first-page":"1","article-title":"Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings\u20132003","volume":"52","author":"Kohn","year":"2003","journal-title":"MMWR"},{"key":"B8","first-page":"5318","article-title":"Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; needlestick and other sharps injuries; final rule. 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