Abstract
Background and aims: AH26, Master-Dent, and Endoseal mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) are three different types of sealers. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare THE apical seal of the root canal-treated teeth with the above-mentioned sealers in the presence and absence of moisture using the fluid filtration method. Methods: To this end, 54 freshly extracted single root canal human canines were selected for this study. The canals were prepared using rotary instruments, and then sodium hypochlorite was applied as an irrigation solution in this protocol. The specimens were randomly divided into three groups of 18. One group was obturated with the gutta-percha by the cold lateral compaction technique. Half of one of the aforementioned sealers belonged to the group of moistened teeth and the other half to the group of the dried teeth. Microleakage in all groups was assessed 3 months after the obturation of canals by the fluid filtration method. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc tests, and the level of significance was set at P<0.05. Results: The results showed that the minimum and maximum micro-leakage belonged to Masterdent dry (mean leakage = 1.7778 μL/ min/CmH20) and Endoseal-MTA dry (mean leakage = 3.5000 μL/min/CmH20), respectively. All three groups of sealers exhibited a significant difference in apical micro-leakage between dry and moist conditions (PMasterdent <0.001, PAH26=0.002, and PEndoseaL-MTA =0.007). Conclusion: The findings of this experimental study demonstrated that Masterdent provided the least apical micro-leakage under dry conditions while Endoseal-MTA had the highest micro-leakage under these conditions. There was a significant difference between dry and moist conditions in all groups.
Highlights
Endodontic obturation includes complete threedimensional filling of the dental root canal with materials that present satisfactory physical and biological properties [1,2,3]
It was suggested to dry the root canal before obturation since it increases the adherence of the filling material to the dentin walls of the canal before the appearance of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)-based sealers [5, 6]
Resin-based endodontic sealers such as AH26 have received considerable attention from endodontists because of their good physical-chemical and biological properties [7]. Especially those that are based on zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) or MTA [8], could have better biological properties
Summary
Endodontic obturation includes complete threedimensional filling of the dental root canal with materials that present satisfactory physical and biological properties [1,2,3]. It was suggested to dry the root canal before obturation since it increases the adherence of the filling material to the dentin walls of the canal before the appearance of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)-based sealers [5, 6]. Resin-based endodontic sealers such as AH26 have received considerable attention from endodontists because of their good physical-chemical and biological properties [7]. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare THE apical seal of the root canal-treated teeth with the above-mentioned sealers in the presence and absence of moisture using the fluid filtration method. Microleakage in all groups was assessed 3 months after the obturation of canals by the fluid filtration method. All three groups of sealers exhibited a significant difference in apical micro-leakage between dry and moist conditions (PMasterdent
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