objective: one of the principle purposes of root canal obturation is to obtain hermetic sealing of the root canal system. according to the development of technology, many materials are now used in root canal filling. an in vitro dye leakage study was performed to evaluate the apical sealability of white-colored mineral trioxide aggregate (wmta) and gray-colored portland cement (gpc) when used a...

statement of the problem: endodontic surgery if required is considered as an additive therapy after classic endodontic treatments. the most prevalent type of endodontic surgeries are apicoectomy and corrective surgeries. type of material applied in apicoectomies is of high importance. root end filling material should not only be biocompatible but also provide appropriate seal. considering these...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the marginal adaptation of Biodentine in comparison with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and Intermediate Restorative Material (IRM), as a root end filling material, using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty permanent maxillary central incisors were chemo-mechanically prepared and obturated. Three millimetres of the...

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...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to answer the question: For patients requiring apicoectomy (apicectomy/root-end resection) and retrograde (root-end) obturation (filling), which retrograde obturation (root-end filling) material(s) is/are the most effective, as determined by reduction in periapical radiolucency and elimination of signs and symptoms? MATERIALS AND METHODS A MEDLINE and a Cochr...

Inadequate apical seal is the major cause of surgical endodontic failure. The root-end filling material used should prevent egress of potential contaminants into periapical tissue. The purpose of this study was to compare the sealing ability of four root-end filling materials: white mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), gray MTA, white Portland cement (PC) and gray PC by dye leakage test. Ninety-si...