Comparative assessment of ActiV GP/glass ionomer sealer, Resilon/Epiphany, and gutta-percha/AH plus obturation: a bacterial leakage study. Academic Article

abstract

• The objective of this study was to compare the sealing ability of ActiV GP/glass ionomer (GI) sealer (Brasseler USA, Savannah, GA), Resilon/Epiphany (Pentron Clinical Technologies, Wallingford, CT), and gutta-percha (GP)/AH Plus (Dentsply Maillefer, Tulsa, OK). Seventy-three human single-rooted teeth were randomly divided into three test groups (20 canals each) and two control groups (5 positive and 8 negative). Using Enterococcus faecalis, a split-chamber bacterial leakage model was developed to evaluate the sealing ability of the three obturation systems. Samples were monitored every 24 hours for 65 days. Thirteen teeth leaked in both the Resilon/Epiphany and GP/AH Plus groups, whereas 17 teeth leaked in the ActiV GP/GI group at the end of the observation period. There were no statistically significant differences in the resistance to leakage between the three obturation systems (p > 0.05).

authors

• Glickman, Gerald
• Honeyman, Allen

published proceedings

• J Endod

author list (cited authors)

• Fransen, J. N., He, J., Glickman, G. N., Rios, A., Shulman, J. D., & Honeyman, A.

citation count

• 50

complete list of authors

• Fransen, Joel N||He, Jianing||Glickman, Gerald N||Rios, Alejandro||Shulman, Jay D||Honeyman, Allen

publication date

• June 2008

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Endodontics  Journal

keywords

• Acrylic Resins
• Colony Count, Microbial
• Dental Leakage
• Dentin-bonding Agents
• Enterococcus Faecalis
• Glass Ionomer Cements
• Gutta-percha
• Humans
• Incisor
• Microbial Viability
• Resin Cements
• Root Canal Filling Materials
• Root Canal Obturation

PubMed Central ID

• 18498900

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.006

start page

• 725

end page

• 727

volume

• 34

issue

• 6