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3. INTRODUCTION
Complete obturation of pulp space
Sealer performs several functions
Purpose of sealing root canals
Sealers should act like sutures
Variety of sealers have been used
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4. REQUIREMENTS OF AN IDEAL ROOT
CANAL SEALER
Grossman listed 11 requirements and characteristics
1. It should be tacky when mixed
2. It should create hermetic seal
3. It should be radioopaque – Beyer-olsen and
Orstavik (1981)
4. The particles of powder should be very fine –
Orstavik (1982)
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5. 5. It should not shrink upon setting
6. It should not stain tooth structure
7. It should be bacteriostatic or atleast not
encourage bacterial growth
8. It should set slowly
9. It should be insoluble in tissue fluids
10. It should be tissue tolerant, non-irritating to
periradicular tissue
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6. 11. It should be soluble in a common solvent if it is
necessary to remove the root canal filling
Following were added to Grossman’s 11 basic
requirements.
12. It should neither mutagenic nor carcinogenic
13. It should not provoke an immune response in
periradicular tissue
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7. FUNCTIONS OF ROOT CANAL SEALERS
1. Antimicrobial agent
2. Fill the discrepancies
3. Binding agent
4. Lubricant
5. Radioopacity
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8. CLASSIFICATIONS
I. According to composition
a. Eugenol
i. Silver containing
ii. Silver free
b. Non-eugenol
c. Medicated
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9. II. According to Grossman
a. Zinc oxide resin cements
b. Calcium hydroxide cements
c. Paraformaldehyde cements
d. Pastes
III. According to Cohen (According to the intended
use)
Type 1 – Materials intended to be used with core
material.
Type 2 - Intended for use with or without core
material.
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10. IV. According to Ingle
a. Cements
b. Pastes
c. Plastic
d. Experimental Sealers
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11. INDIVIDUAL SEALERS
ZINC OXIDE - EUGENOL CEMENTS
Zinc oxide-eugenol cements modified for
endodontic use
Mixing vehicle mostly eugenol
Setting time adjusted for adequate working time
Radioopacity 4-5mm of aluminium
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12. Cements easily lend to addition of chemicals
Paraformaldehyde – antimicrobial &
mummifying
Rosin or Canada Balsam – dentin
adhesion Corticosteroids – suppression of
inflammatory reactions.
Rosins – 90% resin acid and remaining are
volatile and non-volatile compounds.
Resin acids – strong antimicrobial effect
Setting of zinc oxide – eugenol cements
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13. KERR ROOT CANAL SEALER OR
RICKERT’S FORMULA
Dixon & Rickert in 1931
Alternative to gutta –
percha based sealers
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15. Advantages
Excellent lubricating
Working time more than 30 minute (1:1 ratio)
Germicidal action & biocompatibility
Greater bulk than any sealer
Disadvantage
Silver makes the sealer extremely staining
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16. Indication
Warm gutta-percha technique – where lateral
canals present.
Manipulation
Powder in pellet & liquid in dropper bottle
1 drop of liquid to 1 pellet of powder, mixed
with heavy spatula
Completely sets & inert within 15 - 30 mins,
reducing inflammatory responses.
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17. Because of rapid setting Grossman’s formula
(Procosol-silver cement) appeared in 1936.
Both Rickert’s & Grossman’s formula criticized
for including silver. Grossman’s formula revised in
1958 to exclude silver (Procosol non-staining
cement).
Grossman’s formula again modified in 1974
(Grossman’s Sealer) by addition of sodium
borate to the powder & elimination of all
ingredients except eugenol from liquid.
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18. To solve problem of rapid setting of Kerr sealer
formula of Kerr sealer EWT (extended working
time) developed – 6 hrs working time.
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19. GROSSMAN’S SEALER
Modified Grossman’s
formula – 1974
Most advocated –
provides good seal
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20. COMPOSITION
Powder
Liquid
Zinc oxide 40 parts Eugnol 5 parts
Stabelite resin 30 parts
Bismuth subcarbonate 15parts
Sodium Widely anhydroxes 1satisfies
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21. Properties
Plasticity & slow setting time – sodium borate
anhydrate
Good sealing potential & small volumetric
change
Apical extrusion gets absorbed
Disadvantage
Resin is of coarse particle size
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Hardens approximately 2hrs at 37°C, in canal
22. Manipulation
Sterile glass slab with spatula, 2 or 3 drops of
liquid – small increments of cement powder, 2
smooth creamy consistency.
To test proper consistency
– Drops test & String out test
Commercially available
as Roth’s 801 and
Sultan sealer
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24. Indication
All lateral condensation methods, when chance
of overfilling is present.
Contraindication
When heavy lubrication is needed
Properties
Medium working time
Medium lubricating quality
Minimal periapical irritation
Sticky (Canada Balsam)
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25. Should me mixed to smooth creamy
consistency, should string out at least 1 inch
when spatula raised from glass slab
Increasing thickness of sealer lessens
lubricating effect, so indicated when there is
possibility of over extension.
Available as powder & liquid in separate bottles
Advantages
Germicidal, Less periapical irritation, Stays in
position due tackiness
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26. Disadvantages
Odour of liquid
TUBLI SEAL (1961)
Slight modification made in
Rickert’s formula
2 paste system – Base & catalyst
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28. Advantages
Easy to mix
Extremely lubricated
Does not stain
Expands after setting
Disadvantages
Irritant to periapical tissues
Very low viscosity – extrusion through apical
foramen
Working time less than 30 min & even shorter
in presence of moisture
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29. Indications
When apical surgery to be performed
immediately after filling
Because of great lubricating property – good
choice when it becomes difficult for a master cone to
reach last mm of preparation.
Advantages & Disadvantages of ZOE Sealers
Advantages
Ease of manipulation
Adhesion to dentinal walls, only slight
dimensional change
Radioopaque, germicidal property, minimal
staining, ample working time.
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30. Disadvantages
All are cytotoxic & inflammatory response in
connective tissue
Note easily absorbed from apical tissues
ROOT CANAL SEALERS WITHOUT
EUGENOL
KLOROPERKA
Nyborg & Tullin (1965)
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31. COMPOSITION
Powder
Liquid
Canada Balsam 19.6% Chloroform
Rosin 11.8%
Gutta-percha 19.6%
Zinc oxide 49%
Powder mixed with liquid chloroform
After insertion chloroform evaporates, leaving
voids – shown to be associated with greater leakage
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than other materials.
32. CHLOROPERCHA
Mixture of gutta-percha and chloroform
Used by some clinicians as sole canal filling
materials – techniques is improper.
Indications
Unusually curved canals
In conjunction with well fitted primary cone, can
fill accessory canals and root canal space.
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33. HYDRON
Wichterle & Lim (1960)
Rapid setting hydrophilic plastic material used
as sealer without core
Polymer of hydroxy-ethyl-methacrylate
Available as injectable root canal filling
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34. Biocompatible material – confirms to the shape
of the root canal because of plasticity.
In contact with moisture, absorbs water and
swells
Radioopacity very low, less than gutta percha
Syringe method makes difficult for the placement
accurately & to control formation of voids
Once Hydron hardened, removal from the canal
could be only by drilling with burs
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35. NOGENOL
To overcome irritating quality of eugenol
Outgrowth of non-eugenol periodontal pack
Advocated as less irritating sealer
Expands on setting & improve sealing efficacy
Base is zinc oxide with barium
sulfate along with vegetable
oil. Set is accelerated by
hydrogenate rosin, lauric acid,
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chlorothymol, salicylic acid
36. POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENTS
Modified zinc oxide powder & aqueous solution
of polyacrylic acid
Chelating action, bonding to both enamel &
dentin. Because of its adhesive & antibacterial
properties tested as sealer.
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37. Inflammatory response, when extruded into
periapical tissues
Apical seal inferior to other sealers
Advantages
Bonds well to dentine, antibacterial property
Fluoride & calcium hydroxide can be added
Disadvantages
Special plastic plugger required for insertion
since great adhesiveness to steel instruments
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38. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT
Browne (1983) showed this cement penetrated
on occluded radicular dentinal tubules &
enhanced hydroxyapatite formation.
Wefel (1984) found it effectively plugged apical
foramen & penetrated dentinal tubules upto
10mm
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39. RESIN BASED SEALERS
DIAKET
Polyvinyl resin (polyketone), a reinforced
chelate formed between zinc oxide & Diketone
Scheufule (Europe 1952)
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40. A ketocomplex in which neutral organic agent
reacted with basic salts or basic metal oxide
forming polyketones
Fine pure white powder & viscous honey
coloured liquid, 2 drops of liquid mixed with 1
scoop of powder.
Hardens rapidly, about 6-8min on glass slab,
even more rapidly in root canal
Known for its resistance to absorption,
superior to other sealers in tensile strength &
resistance to permeability
Mild inflammatory reaction when over filled.
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41. DIAKET A
Chemically similar to Diaket but contains
disinfectant Hexa Chlorophene
One of the few medicated cement, does not
contain paraformaldehyde
AH - 26
Epoxy resin (Shroeder 1957)
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42. Epoxy resin based sealers characterized by
reactive epoxide ring polymerized by the
breaking of this ring
COMPOSITION
Powder Liquid
Bismuth oxide 60% Bisphenol diglycidyl ether
Hexamethylene tetramine 25%
Silver powder 10%
Titanium oxide 5%
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43. Properties
Good adhesive property
Good flow
Antibacterial
Contracts slightly while hardening
Low toxicity
Addition of hardener (Hexamethylene
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44. Consists of yellow powder & viscous resin
liquid mixed to thick creamy consistency.
Slow setting, 36-48hrs at body temperature &
5-7 days at room temp.
Long setting time & material fluidity – no
cracking or rapid separation from dentinal walls
Parasthesia may occur sometime, recovery
within 1 - 2 yrs
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45. THERMASEAL
Comes in Thermafil kits as their own sealer
Formulation similar to AH-26
Widely used in Europe as paste filler to fill the
entire canal
Good sealing ability & periapical tolerance
Can be used with condensation
techniques other than with
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46. AH PLUS
Epoxy resin based sealer, 2 component paste
Easy to mix adapt closely to the root canal
Minimal shrinkage upon setting, long term
dimensional stability
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47. COMPOSITION
Paste A Paste B
Epoxy resins Adamantaneamine
Calcium tungstate N, N-dibenzyl-5-oxononane-
Zirconium oxide diamine
Silica Calcium tungstate
Iron oxide pigments Zirconium oxide
Silica, Silicone oil
Mix equal volume (1:1) of paste A & Paste B
Setting time 8 hrs at 37°C
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48. Spatulas, mixing slabs and instruments,
immediately cleaned with alcohol or acetone
Advantages
Excellent biocompatibility
Easy handling & application
Optimal working time
Outstanding physical properties
Excellent radioopacity
Suitable for all obturation techniques
Adverse reaction – reversible acute
inflammation of the oral mucosa, contact with
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unset paste
49. FIBREFILL
New methacrylate resin – based sealer
Used in combination with self curing primer
(Fibrefill primers A & B)
Composition that of dentin bonding agent
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50. COMPOSITION
Root Canal Sealant Primer A
Mixture of UDMA, PEGDMA, Mixture of
Acetone &
BIS-GMA Resins dental surface
active
Barium borosilicate glasses monomer
Barium sulfate
Silica Primer B
Calcium Hydroxide Mixture of acetone &
Calcium phosphate dental methacrylate
Initiators resins
Stabilizers HEMA
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Pigments Initiator
51. Manipulation
Equal no. of drops of primary A & B placed into
mixing well, mixed primer placed in the root
canal with microbrushes provided by mft., excess
removed with paper points.
Main sealer is double syringe, contains base &
catalyst. Equal amount of paste mixed & used
as ordinary sealers
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52. CALCIUM HYDROXIDE SEALERS
Based on assumption – formation of hard
structures or tissues at the apical foramen.
Can induce mineralization, induce apical
closure inhibit root resorption, inhibit osteoclast
activity
Would disintegrate, leaving voids, also have
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of blood (absent in filled
needed for calcium iron to promote new tissue
53. SEAL APEX
Kerr manufacturing company
Non-eugenol calcium hydroxide polymeric resin
root canal sealer
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54. COMPOSITION
Base Catalyst
Calcium hydroxide 25% Barium sulfate 18.6%
Zinc oxide 6.5% Titanium dioxide 5.1%
Calcium oxide Zinc stearate 1%
Butyl benzene Isobutyl salicylate
Fumed silica (Silicon Dioxide) Disalicylate,
Trisalicylate
Bismuth trioxide
100% humidity takes 3 weeks to reach final set,
never sets in dry atmosphere
Sealer expands while setting
Healing more advanced with sealapex
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56. ZOE eucalyptol sealer to which calcium
hydroxide added for osteogenic effect
3 days to set fully in either dry or humid
environment
Shows very little water sorption, quite stable,
improves sealant qualities
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58. Advantages
Excellent biological tolerance
Easy to mix
Radioopaque
Hard setting VITAPEX
Japanese researchers introduced
40% iodoform & silicon oil, iodoform non-
bacteriocide released to suppress any bacteria in
the canal or periapex
No evidence about sealing or osteogenic
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59. MEDICATED SEALERS
Usually used without core materials
Both endomethazone & N2 contain
corticosteroids in addition to paraformaldehyde
Contain lead oxide, increases radioopacity
Currently N 2 contain neither corticosteroid nor
lead oxide but continue to use 5 – 6.5%
paraformaldehyde
Inclusion of heavy metal ions potentially
dangerous & corticosteroids pose hazards
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60. N2
Sergenti & Ritcher (1961)
N 2 refers to second nerve (pulp is referred first
nerve)
Two different types were available
a. N 2 normal – root filling
b. N 2 apical – medication of canal
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61. COMPOSITION (N 2 universal)
Powder Liquid
Zinc oxide 68.51g Eugenol
Lead tetroxide para 12g Oleum Rosae
Paraformaldehyde 4.7g Oleum
lavandulae
Bismuth subcarbonate 3.7g
Bismuth subnitrate 3.7g
Titanium dioxide 8.4g
Phenyl mercuric borate 0.09g
Corticosteroids now added separately
Introducing formaldehyde in the root filling to
obtain a continuous release of gas, resulting in
prolonged fixation & antiseptic action
Toxicity – irritation is severe when forced into
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maxillary sinus or mandibular canal – persisting
parasthesia
62. ENDOMETHASONE
Similar to N 2 composition
Powder (pink in color) Liquid
Zinc oxide 100g Eugenol
Bismuth subnitrate 100g
Dexamethasone 0.019g
Hydrocortisone 1.6g
Thymoliodide 25g
Paraformaldehyde 2.2g
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63. Sometimes endomethazone gives pain or
discomfort after 6-8 weeks of insertion
SPAD
Advertised as one-visit non-irritant radioopaque
sealer
Resorcinol formaldehyde resin supplied as
powder and 2 liquids
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64. Powder Liquid L (Clear)
Zinc oxide 72g Formaldehyde solution 87g
Barium sulfate 13g Glycerin 13g
Titanium dioxide 6.3g Liquid LD (Red)
Paraformaldehyde 4.7g Glycerin 55g
Hydrocortizone acetate 2.0g Resorcinol 25g
Calcium hydroxide phenyl 0.94g HCL 20g
Mercuric borate 0.16g
Equal parts of two liquids mixed with powder.
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65. Essential reaction to form resin is between
resorcinol & formaldehyde
Setting time 24hrs
Small quantities of sealer introduced into
periapical areas deliberately
Indications
Acute endodontic infection & teeth with
periapical lesion
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66. BIOCALEX
Bernard (1952) – Ocalex
Powder Liquid
Calcium oxide Glycol
Zinc oxide Water
Expands more than 6 times its original volume
Calcium oxide & water react within the tooth to
form calcium hydroxide
Efficacy of sealing is controversy
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67. IODOFORM PASTE
Walkhoff (1928)
Alone or in combination with other substances
used as sealer with core materials
Resorbable paste
Iodoform 60 parts, 40 parts of solution
containing 45% parachlorophenol, 49% camphor &
6% menthol
Commercial preparation – Kri-1 paste
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68. Disadvantages
Periapical irritation
Discoloration
Rise in blood level of iodine
DENTALIS
ZOE type sealer contains not only iodoform but
calcium hydroxide as well
Distributed in North America by DiaDent
Sets rapidly (5-7mm) and is very tacky
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69. GLASS IONOMER SEALER
(KETAC – ENDO)
Less tissue irritation, low toxicity
Little biological data available as sealer
Because of adhesive qualities, recommended
as sealers
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70. Powder Liquid
Calcium aluminium lanthanum- Glycol
Fluorosilicate glass Polyethelene-
polycarbonic acid/
Calcium volframate maleic acid
Cilicic acid Copolymer
Pigments Tartaric acid
Water
Advantages
Best physical qualities, best bonding to dentin,
fewest voids, best flow, strengthen the roots
Disadvantages
Cannot be removed from the root canal
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Toronto / osract group reported ketacendo can be
effectively removed
71. SILICONE BASED ROOT CANAL
SEALERS
Silicone is inert and biocompatible, widely used
in medicine as implant material. Silicon based
sealers are now available
ENDO FILL
Injectable silicone resin endodontic sealant –
Lee Endo-fill
Can be used in conjunction with core material
or as a sole sealant
Consists essentially of silicone monomer and
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silicone based catalyst plus bismuth subnitrate
72. Low working viscosity with good adaptation to
tooth structure & good penetration of accessory
canals
Cures to pale pink rubbery solid resembling
gutta-percha
Setting time can be controlled from 8-90min by
varying the amount of catalyst.
Moist cotton pellet used to compact filling
vertically
Set material be removed with Gates-glidden,
Peeso-reamers & endodontic files.
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73. Advantages
Ease of preparation, adjustable working time,
low working viscosity, rubbery consistency, non-
resorbable material
Disadvantages
Canal must be absolutely dry, shrinks upon
setting, bonding ability decreases not used within
20minute of mixing
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76. NEWER SEALERS
A new material, Resilon (Epipheny,
Dentron clinical technologies,
Sybron Endo)
Two offering solutions to endodontics greatest
filling problems
Resilon core shrinks only 0.5% when heated,
physically bond to sealer by polymerization, no
gaps are present due to shrinkage.
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77. System comprised of
Primer (Self etch primer) - sulfonic acid,
HEMA, water & polymerization initiator
Resilon sealer (Dual-curable, resin-based
composite sealer) – BISGMA, ethyoxylated
BISGMA, UDMA, Hydrophilic difunctional
methacrylates. Fillers – calcium hydroxide barium
sulfate, barium glass, bismuth oxychloride &
silica
Resilon core material (Thermoplastic synthetic
polymer based root canal core).
Bioactive glass, bismuth oxychloride
and barium sulfate.
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78. Biocompatible, non-cytotoxic & non-mutagenic
Monoblock concept
METHOD OF OBTURATION WITH RESILON /
EPIPHANY SYSTEM
Smear layer removal – 17% EDTA or 2%
chlorhexidine, canal should be 100% dry
Placement of the primer
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Placement of the sealer
80. CONCLUSION
With the increased amount of root canal
treatment being performed by both the generalist &
specialist, there have been renewed efforts to
develop better sealer and core obturation materials &
techniques. To date none of the materials &
techniques have safely reached the highest biologic
and technical level.
It would seem that the dental profession has
not yet decided upon a universal root canal filling
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