introduction: the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of two antibiotics added to ah 26 sealer against enterococcus faecalis (ef). materials and methods: the antimicrobial effects of two antibiotic (amoxicillin and doxycycline) that were added separately to ah 26 sealer was evaluated by using the agar diffusion test and in vitro human root inoculation method...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the apical microleakage of AH26 sealer when three different root canal irrigant regimens were used. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty single-rooted human teeth were randomly divided into three experimental (n=20) and two control groups (n=10). NaOCl was used as irrigant during instrumentation, and apical patency was ensured in all teeth...

to eliminate microorganisms that are responsible for pulpal and periapical infections and to prevent reinfection of the root canal system an effective chemomechanical preparation by irrigants with sustained antimicrobial activity is beneficial. hereby, we evaluated the residual antibacterial activity of mtad after canal obturation at different time intervals.a total of 120 human single-canalled...

introduction: blood contamination of the canal during preparation can be a major problem in endodontics; this may result in apical microleakage. the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of blood on apical microleakage of a resin-based root canal sealer (ah26) and a polymer-based root canal sealer (epiphany). materials & methods: in this experimental study, 50 decoronated centra...

introduction: antibacterial activity is one of the desirable properties of an ideal sealer. this study aimed to compare the antimicrobial effect of three different sealers, i.e. resin (ah26), calcium hydroxide (apexit) and zinc oxide eugenol (zoe) based sealers.   materials and methods: direct contact test with agar diffusion was used in this in vitro study. the freshly mixed sealers were ah26,...

Introduction: Apical seal in blood or dry root canal is a problem in endodontic treatment. Failure of apical seal causes inflammatory reaction and failure root canal treatment. Because of the sealer properties, root canal should be dry for obturation. But hydrophilic sealers can adhere to root canal walls nowadays and this problem is still controversial. This study aimed at determining the apic...

INTRODUCTION Recently, attention has been drawn to the influence of smear layer removal on apical seal, and the relation of root canal filling material with canal wall surface in the presence and absence of the smear layer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the smear layer removal on the apical sealing ability of AH26 sealer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty extracted huma...

statement of problem: adhesion to root canal dentin is one of the necessary characteristics of endodontic sealers. mta fillapex (angelus, londria, pr, brazil) is one of the recently introduced mta-based sealer. only a limited number of studies have evaluated the bonding of this sealer to the dentin, with conflicting results. objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the bond strengt...

introduction: adequate root canal seal following retreatment is essential for a successful outcome. resilon/epiphany (r/e) obturation system has been introduced as a substitute for conventional gutta-percha/sealer method. this in vitro study compared the amount of apical microleakage of r/e with gutta-percha/ah26 (gp/ah26) sealer as secondary root canal filling following retreatment in human te...

AIM To compare the average sealer cement film thickness and the extent and pattern of sealer penetration into dentinal tubules in association with four obturation techniques in curved root canals. METHODOLOGY Mesial canals of 44 extracted mandibular molars were randomly divided among the SimpliFill, continuous wave, Thermafil and 0.04 matched taper (master cones) lateral compaction obturation...