Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Endodontic sealers for non-surgical root canal treatment (NSRCT) span many compositions and attributes. This comprehensive review discusses current types of endodontic sealers by their setting reaction type, composition, and properties: zinc oxide-eugenol, salicylate, fatty acid, glass ionomer, silicone, epoxy resin, tricalcium silicate, and methacrylate resin sealers. Setting time, solubility, sealing ability, antimicrobial, biocompatibility, and cytotoxicity are all aspects key to the performance of endodontic sealers. Because sealing ability is so important to successful outcomes, the relative degree of microleakage among all the relevant sealers was calculated by way of a meta-analysis of relevant literature. Compared to AH Plus, tricalcium silicate sealers show the lowest relative microleakage among the sealers assessed, followed by silicone sealers and other non-AH Plus epoxy resin sealers. Tricalcium silicate sealers also exhibit the most favorable antimicrobial effect and excellent biocompatibility. Future sealers developed should ideally combine a hermetic seal with therapeutic effects.
Recommended Citation
Komabayashi, Takashi; Colmenar, David; Cvach, Nicholas; Bhat, Aparna; Primus, Carolyn; and Imai, Yohji, "Comprehensive Review Of Current Endodontic Sealers" (2020). Dental Medicine Faculty Publications. 14.
https://dune.une.edu/cdm_facpubs/14
Comments
This article was originally published in Dental Materials Journal:
Komabayashi T, Colmenar D, Cvach N, Bhat A, Primus C, Imai Y. Comprehensive review of current endodontic sealers. Dent Mat J 2020; 39(5): 703–720. DOI: 10.4012/dmj.2019-288.
The copyright of this paper belongs to the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices; placed here with permission.
Authors Colmenar, Cvach, and Bhat were UNE College of Dental Medicine students when this article was written.