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Endodontic filling materials
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1. Stop coronal leakage2. Entomb surviving microbes3. Block influx of water and nutrients
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Root filling materials
from Sundqvist & Figdor, in ’Essential Endodontology’, 1998
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Core Materials
• Gutta-percha• Metal points• Plastics• Combinations
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Thermoplasticized gutta-percha:’hot-warm-soft’
injectablecarriers
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’alpha-phase’ versus ’beta-phase’
Alpha-guttapercha is supposedly more fluid and soften at a lower temperature. Somesophisticated declarations describe a coreof beta- under a surface of alpha-gutta-percha. Beta phase is made when heatedalpha phase is rapidly cooled to roomtemperature. There is little if anydocumentation that this distinction is ofimportance.
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All gutta-percha fillingtechniques, includingcompaction and othermethods of softening
gutta-percha, always end up requiring a sealer.
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A sealer is whathard and soft tissues; thepercha is merely
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meet thegutta-
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Gutta-percha- adaptability
ZEUG- dimensionally stable
Chloroform- adaptability
Colophony- adhesion
Chloropercha- biocompatible
Epoxy- hardness and adhesion
Ca(OH)2- bio-active
N2 & Endométhasone- antibacterial
Glassionomer- why not?
Silicon- biocompatible
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Endodontic Sealers• ZnO-eugenol-based• ZnO-’non-eugenol’-based• Polymeric cements• Glass ionomers• Silicones• Solvent-based• Ca(OH)2 pastes
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ZnO-Eugenol-BasedEndodontic Sealers
• Rickert’s sealer ⇒ Kerr PCS• Grossman’s sealer ⇒ Roth’s,
ProcoSol• Wach’s paste• Robin’s paste ⇒ N2, RC2B
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ZnO-eugenol-sealers• Pro’s
– Used for a century– Clinical documentation– Good seal
• Con’s– Local toxicity– Allergen– Poor stability?
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ZnO-’Non-Eugenol’-BasedEndodontic Sealers• Several proprietary brands• Poor if any documentation
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Glass Ionomer-BasedEndodontic Sealers
• Endion• Ketac-Endo
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Glass-ionomer-sealers
• Pro’s– Biocompatible– Clinical documentation?
• Con’s– Leakage– Shrinkage
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Glass ionomer sealer
Of 378 followed-up teeth, therewas 78.3% success, 15.6%
incomplete healing, and 6.1% failure.
Friedman et al., 1995
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Polymer-BasedEndodontic Cements• AH series• Diaket• Poly(methyl-methacrylate)• Resorcinol-formaldehyde• Composite resins
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Epoxy-resin-sealers• Pro’s
– More than 40 years– Clinical
documentation– Stable
• Con’s– Toxic when fresh– Allergen– Leakage?
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RealSealWhy do we call it RealSeal? Because it is the endodontic filling material thatprovides a REAL seal. And Resilon™, the primary component of RealSeal, has also been proven to be biocompatible, nontoxic and nonmutagenic.1 RealSealis:•Leak-Resistant. Unlike gutta percha, RealSeal leaves no gap for leakage. Coronal and apical leakage are substantially reduced. •Strengthening. Gives the root significant toughness. •Technique-Compatible. Works with your current filling method. •Retreatable. With chloroform and/or heat. Like Grossman’s formula, retreatments are easy. •Radiopaque. Just like your current method of obturation, detection is not a problem. Company website
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”EndoREZ™ is a UDMA resin-based, root canal sealer with hydrophilic properties thatimprove sealing ability even in canals that are moist with water.This resin-based formula prevents EndoREZ™ from compromisingbonding agents. In addition to itsbiocompatible, methacrylate formula, EndoREZ™ also offers the advantage of radiopacity. EndoREZ™ is as radiopaque as gutta percha, thus simplifying radiographicinterpretation.”
Ultradent, company website
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EndoREZ Points
”Resin Coated Gutta Percha PointsEndoREZ Points are standard ISO-sized gutta perchapoints overlayed with a thin resin coating. The resin coating allows EndoREZ Points to bond chemincallywith EndoREZ and other resin-based sealers. Historically, gutta percha has only maintained a weaker, chemical bond with canal sealers. EndoREZPoints are the first-ever gutta percha points to create a stronger, chemical bond by bonding gutta percha to EndoREZ.”
Ultradent, company website
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Endodontic Sealerswith Ca(OH)2
• Sealapex• Apexit• CRCS
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Ca(OH)2-based sealers• Pro’s
– 20 years– Clinical documentation– Good seal– Biocompatible
• Con’s– Unstable?– Poor x-ray contrast– Low mechanical
strength
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Changes in pH at the dentin surfacein roots obturated with
calcium hydroxide pastes.
Esberard RM, Carnes DL Jr, del Rio CE J Endod 1996 Aug;22(8):399-405
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Silicone-BasedEndodontic Sealers
• Lee Endofil• Roeko Seal• Gutta-Flow
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Silicon-based sealers
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Silicon-based sealers• Pro’s
– Very gooddocumentation
– Clinically tested– Biocompatible
• Con’s– No effect on microbes?– Poor mechanical strength– Short history
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Picture: M.J. Roggendorf
Picture: M. J. Roggendorf
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Solvent-BasedEndodontic Sealers
• Rosin-chloroform (Johnston-Callahantechnique)
• Chloropercha techniques• Kloroperka
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Solvent-baserte sealers
• Pro’s– Biocompatible– Clinical documentation?
• Con’s– Leakage– Shrinkage
No brand shown:Not to be promoted?
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Technological tests
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Physical properties of endodonticsealers: radio-opacity, working time,
flow and compressive strength measurements
Ayce Unverdi EldenizGuest Researcher, Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials, Haslum, NorwayDag ØrstavikOslo University, Faculty of Dentistry, Head of the Department of Endodontics, Oslo, and the Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials, Haslum, Norway
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Root canal sealers tested: AH Plus
Component A Component BEpoxy resin Adamantane amineCalcium tungstate N,N-Dibenzyl-5-oxanonane
Zirconium oxide TCD-DiamineAerosil Calcium tungstateIron oxide Zirconium oxide
Aerosil Silicone oil
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Root canal sealers tested: GuttaFlow
Hexachloroplatinic acidZirconium oxideNano-silver(preservative)
Gutta-percha powderPolydimethylsiloxaneSilicone oilParaffin oil
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Root canal sealers tested: AcroSeal
Glycyrrhetic acid (enoxolone)MethenamineRadiopaque excipient
Calcium hydroxideDGEBARadiopaque excipient
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Root canal sealers tested: EndoRez
30% Urethane dimethacrylate
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Root canal sealers tested: Epiphany
Dual-cure, urethane-baseddental composite cement
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Root canal sealers’radiopacity
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Root canal sealers’ film thickness
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Root canal sealers’ flow
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Root canal sealers’compressive strength
Compressive strength (Mpa) by time (h)
050
100150200250300350400
0 50 100 150 200
AH PlusEndo-REZEpiphanyApexit Acroseal
?
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Smear layer removal
• Opens tubules for medicamentactivity
• Removes (infected) smear and substrate for microbial growth
• Allows permeationof filling material
• Shows little effecton adhesion offilling
• Penetration by bacteria may be enhanced:– Between sessions– After filling
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Native
Phosph. Acid
Citric acid
EDTA
Gr.APX
KERS
RS+PAH Plus
0,00
0,20
0,40
0,60
0,80
1,00
1,20
Gr.APXKERSRS+PAH Plus
Saleh et al., 2001:Adhesion ofroot canal sealersto pretreated dentin
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Antimicrobialactivity
• Toxic chemicals– disinfectants– antiseptics
• Antibiotics
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Iodine-containing gutta-percha(Lone Star)
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Current antimicrobialadditions
• Formaldehyde• Eugenol• Thymol iodide• Amines• Calcium hydroxide
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Clinical biocompatibility
• Local• Regional• Systemic
Severity Frequency
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PN Liston, RF WaltersForeign bodies in the maxillary antrum: A case reportAustralian Dental Journal 2002;47(4):344-346
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14dAH-materials give a strong
reaction after 14d, but show littleeffect on tissues after 3 months
14d3 months
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Sealapex: Induction of hard tissue formation
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sealapex Kerr PCS
ClosurePartial closureNo closureInflammation
Holland & de Sousa 1985
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Periapical reactions to sealers in monkeys
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Sealapex CRCS AH26
NoneMild to moderateSevere
Tagger & Tagger 198527 teeth in 3 monkeys, 8-14 months
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Allergy
• (Almost) All endo materials containallergens
• The exposure to sensitive tissues is extremely small
• Exposure to skin, mucosal surfaces ofpatients and the skin of staff maydeserve more attention
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Mutagenicity - Carcinogenicity
• Mutagenicity– the ability to causechanges in the genes of an individual
• Carcinogenicity– the ability to causecancer in an individual
• 70-90% of mutagens are carcinogensand vice versa
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Lower chamber, sterile medium
Barthel et al, 1999
In vitro model for coronal leakage
Upper chamberwith bacteria
Sterilised, rootfilled root
Wax seal
Bacteria penetrating the root filling multiply in the clearmedium of the lower chamber, making it turbid.
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% Microbial leakage over 30 days
0102030405060708090
100
L GP - AH26 sealerV GP - AH26 sealerL GP - Epiphany™ sealer
V GP - Epiphany™ sealer
L Resilon™ - Epiphany™ sealer
V Resilon™ - Epiphany™ sealer
L Resilon™ - Epiphany™ sealer
V Resilon™ - Epiphany™ sealer
Positive Control - Resilon™
Positive Control - GPNegative Control
Groups
% o
f mic
robi
al le
akag
e S. mutans
E. faecalis
S. mutans andE. faecalis
Epiphany –’an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being’
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Bacterial leakage
0
20
40
60
80
100
Leaking teeth, %
•AH Plus
•EndoRez
•RC Sealer
•Roeko-Seal
•Ketac-Endo
•Acroseal
•Apexit
•Gutta-Flow
•Epiphany
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Bacterial leakage• AH Plus 15/15• EndoRez 15/15• RC Sealer 15/15• Epiphany 4/15• Acroseal 9/15• Apexit 5/15• Roeko-Seal 5/15• Gutta-Flow 5/15• Ketac-Endo 14/15
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Saleh et al. 2003
(CT: control; KE: Ketac-Endo; RSP: RoekoSeal Automix + Primer; AP: Apexit; RS: RoekoSeal Automix; CH: Calcium Hydroxide; GS: Grossman’s sealer; AH: AH Plus)
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
CT KE RSP AP RS CH GS AH
Sealer
Mea
n Lo
g C
FU
CT KE RSP AP RS CH GS AH
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Clinical/Radiographic Follow-Ups
• Pain• Success-failure
analyses• Disease – no disease• Size of lesion• Periapical index• Computer technology
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Time-course of postoperative pain followingroot filling with either Roeko Seal or Grossman’s sealer. Average values
0
2
4
6
D1S D1Be D2Br D2L D2S D2Be D3Br D3L D3S D3Be
Rel
ativ
e pa
in in
tens
ity, %
Roeko SealGrossman
Coefficient of variation: 118-400%
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EndoREZ
Am J Dent. 2004 Feb;17(1):19-22.
Clinical and radiographic evaluation of a resin-based root canal sealer.
Zmener O, Pameijer CH
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Clinical Study – EndoRez
91,3 89,1 92,2
0102030405060708090
100
All teeth CAP NAP
'Success'
’Feasibility study’
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Cumulative PAI Scores
0 1 2 3 40 1 2 3 4
AH KP PS
0 1 2 3 4
TIME: 0 to 4 years
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Clinical Evaluation
• Prevention– failure: AP developing where none
existed
– AH26 vs ProcoSol (Grossman’s sealer) vsKloroperka: Significantly poorer results for Kloroperka in one clinical study
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Healing of apical periodontitis followingroot filling with 3 different sealers
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0 1 2 3
TIME, years
PE
RIA
PIC
AL S
TATU
S, r
idit
TotalProcoSolSealapexCRCS
Range of s.e. of means: 0.02-0.07
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Preoperative Healthy Periodontium: Effect of Sealer
0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0 1 2 3TIME, years
PER
IAPI
CA
L ST
ATU
S,
ridi
t
TotalProcoSolSealapexCRCS
Range of s.e. of means: 0.03-0.17
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APN
AP/N < 1 AP/N ≅ 1
X-rayhealing
Digitalchange
N
AP
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Numbers are average gray values in the defined areas: 255=white; 0=black
115
130
Digitalchange
130
80
AP/N =0,62 AP/N 0,88
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0,6
0,8
1
1,2
0 4 8 12 16 20 24
TIME, months
AP/N
SoundDiseased
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From Trope et al., 1998
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Healing by AP/N Ratio
40
60
80
0 5 10 15 20 25
TIME, weeks
PA S
tatu
s, P
/N ra
tio
PSSA
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Healing by PAI Score
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
0 5 10 15 20 25
TIME, weeks
PA S
tatu
s, P
AI r
idit
PSSA
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Comparative clinical testing• ProcoSol, Grossman’s sealer:
REFERENCE
– AH26: as good or better– Sealapex: as good or better– CRCS: no worse– RoekoSeal no worse– Kloroperka poorer– Epiphany as good or better
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Prospective study of factors related to healing of AP
60
70
80
90
100
PreopAP
Nopreop
AP
Warmvert ical
Coldlateral
Singleroot
2+ roots
Cliinical variables
Hea
led
case
s, p
er c
ent
Farzaneh et al.
JOE April 2003, OR 45
The Toronto study:
outcome ofinitial
endodontic treatment -
phase II
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New methods for filling root canalsmust be viewed with regard to
their ability to aid in achieving theprevention of new or persistent
apical periodontitis; the acid test being roots with preoperative
apical periodontitis
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’Predictable disinfection’: how much can we improve?
• instrumentation 90/10* 95/20• irrigation 99/50 99,9/95• ‘medication’ 99,9/95 99.99/98• Root filling 100/100?
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1. Complete physical and chemical disinfection in onesession?(’Dauerantisepticum’, CHX?)
2. Prevention of regrowth(antibacterial sealer?)
3. Block influx of nutrients(improved seal?)
Predictable disinfection
AP
P
PDL
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’Predictable disinfection’: can we improve?
• instrumentation 90 10 95 50• irrigation 99 50 99,9 95• dressing 99,9 95 99.99 98• Root filling 100 100?
Standard methods Improvement?
Microbes Canals Microbes Canals
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