Comparison of the sealing of Resilon, Pro Root MTA, and Super-EBA as root-end filling materials: a bacterial leakage study. Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the root-end sealing of the Resilon/Epiphany system (RES) to Pro Root MTA and Super-EBA using a bacterial leakage system. Fifty-five extracted teeth were instrumented and root-ends were resected and ultrasonically prepared. Test materials were placed in the root-end preparations; Streptococcus salivarius was introduced coronally and the apical 4 mm were immersed in BHI culture medium with phenol red indicator. Bacterial leakage was monitored every 24 h for 4 wk. All positive controls leaked within 24 h; none of the negative controls leaked. Based on chi2 analysis (p < 0.05), RES and MTA leaked significantly less than Super-EBA. There was no statistical difference between RES and MTA. RES may be a viable option as a root-end filling material with good surgical isolation.

authors

• Glickman, Gerald

published proceedings

• J Endod

author list (cited authors)

• Maltezos, C., Glickman, G. N., Ezzo, P., & He, J.

citation count

• 72

complete list of authors

• Maltezos, Christos||Glickman, Gerald N||Ezzo, Paul||He, Jianing

publication date

• January 2006

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Endodontics  Journal

keywords

• Aluminum Compounds
• Calcium Compounds
• Dental Leakage
• Dentin-bonding Agents
• Drug Combinations
• Humans
• Incisor
• Oxides
• Retrograde Obturation
• Root Canal Filling Materials
• Silicates
• Streptococcus

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.joen.2005.08.015

start page

• 324

end page

• 327

volume

• 32

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2005.08.015