Background and aims. An ideal root canal filling material should completely seal the entire root canal space and block communication between the root canal system and its surrounding tissues; it should also be nontoxic, noncarcinogenic, non-genotoxic, biocompatible, insoluble in tissue fluids and dimensionally stable. Bonding to dentin is a promising property, which can prevent leakage and impr...

The purpose of a root-end filling is to establish a seal between the root canal space and the periradicular tissues. As root-end filling materials come into contact with periradicular tissues, knowledge of the tissue response is crucial. Almost every available dental restorative material has been suggested as the root-end material of choice at a certain point in the past. This literature review...

AIM To compare automated and manual instrumentation techniques for removing filling material from root canal walls during root canal retreatment. METHODOLOGY One hundred extracted human single-rooted teeth were root filled and stored. Specimens were divided into two groups: group A, Endofill plus gutta-percha; group B, Sealer 26 plus gutta-percha. The filling material was removed using the fo...

The most-popular root canal filling materials for primary teeth are zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE), iodoform paste, and calcium hydroxide. Root canal filling materials need to be biocompatible with the periapical tissue. There are few papers which indicate the mechanism of cellular change of root canal filling materials. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the cellular changes of a ZOE w...

conclusions there was no significant statistical difference between mta and cem cement in sealing ability (p > 0.05). results the mean apical penetration of dye in the mta group was 0.94 mm while in the cem cement group this was 1.17 mm. eighty percent of the mta group and 75% of the cem cement group didn’t have any dye leakage. the p level was greater than 0.05 (0.592). materials and methods e...

INTRODUCTION Four generations of methacrylate resin-based sealers have been available commercially. Three of these were introduced during the last 5 years when the concept of simultaneous bonding of root canal sealers to root filling materials and dentin was popularized. METHODS This article presents an overview of methacrylate resin-based sealers, with the objectives of clarifying the behavi...

introduction: this study aimed to compare the marginal adaptation of new bioceramic materials, endosequence root repair material (errm putty and errm paste), to that of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) as root-end filling materials. materials and methods: thirty-six extracted human single-rooted teeth were prepared and obturated with gutta-percha and ah-26 sealer. the roots were resected 3 mm f...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the thermoplasticity of conventional and thermoplastic gutta-percha and Resilon, a polyester polymer-based material. Specimens with standardised dimensions were made from the following materials: conventional and thermoplastic gutta-percha (Dentsply), conventional and thermoplastic gutta-percha (Endopoints) and Resilon. After 24 h, the specimens were place...

Resilon is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer-based endodontic material alternative to gutta-percha. It contains bioactive glass and also radiopaque fillers. It has the same handling properties as gutta-percha. For endodontic retreatment, it may be dissolved with some solvents, such as chloroform or softened with heat. The composition of Resilon and its sealer (Epiphany) bond to dentin and form ...