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ABSTRACTAttainment of ideal root canal treatment comprises various essential factors such as proper instrumentation, biomechanical preparation, obturation, and ultimately depending upon the case, postendodontic restoration. Main objective of the treatment is to get absolute rid of microbial entity and prevent any future predilection of reinfection. In order to achieve that, proper seal is required to cut down any chance of proliferation of bacteria and future occurrence of any pathology. Although guttapercha has been the standard obturating material used in root canal treatment, it does not reinforce endodontically treated roots owing to its inability to achieve an impervious seal along the dentinal walls of the root canal. Guttapercha does not from a monoblock even with the use of a resinbased sealer such as AH Plus because the sealer does not bind to guttapercha. As a result, a monoblock is formed(consisting of Resilon core material, Resin sealer, bonding agent/primer, and dentin). Another reason of Resilon being a better obturating material could be that the removal of smear layer by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA) after biomechanical preparation may have allowed the root canal filling material and root canal sealers to contact the canal wall and penetrate in the dentinal tubules, which may increase the strength of roots. New siliconebased sealers like Roekoseal automix and the most recent GuttaFlow have some affirmative results regarding solubility and biocompatibility, as compared to other sealers. Methacrylate resinbased sealers and mineral trioxide aggregate(MTA)based sealers have opened a new horizon for sealers.

Key wordsBiocompatibility, contemporary sealers, cytotoxicity, leakage, monoblock

Sanjeev Tyagi, Priyesh Mishra, Parimala Tyagi1

Departments of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, 1Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Address for correspondence: Dr. Sanjeev Tyagi,

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics,

Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

E-mail: [email protected]

INRODUCTION

Accomplishment of ideal root canal treatment is attributed to various essential factors such as proper instrumentation, biomechanical preparation, obturation, and ultimately depending upon the case postendodontic restoration. The pertinent aim of this treatment is to do away with the microbial entity and any future predilection of reinfection. In order to achieve this, proper seal is required to denigrate any chance of proliferation of bacteria and future occurrence of any pathology. Sealer along with solid obturating material acts synergistically to create hermetic seal.[1,2]

The quality of the seal obtained with guttapercha (GP) and conventional zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) sealers is

quite far from being perfect.[3,4] Also, despite its multiple strong points, GP and conventional sealer combination still has its own shortcomings, like its inability to strengthen root, as it does not adhere to dentin, inability to control microleakage, and the solubility of sealer makes prognosis dilemmatic and unassuring. Although few materials are capable enough to swap GP on multiple parameters, research continues to find alternatives that may seal better and mechanically reinforce compromised roots by forming monoblock, which has been suggested to reduce bacterial ingress pathways and strengthen the root to some extent.[5,6,10] Hence, several new resin cement sealants have been developed to be used instead of ZOE, thereby improving the root canal seal and imparting it more strength as compared to the conventional materials.[3,4] These include siliconbased sealers which are well tolerated by tissues, have low water sorption, and have a potential of forming monoblock, thus reinforcing root canal,[7] epoxy resinbased sealers with the possibility of adhesion to dentin and with lower rates of water solubility,[7,8] and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)based sealers which have the predilection toward mineralization along with all the viable properties of orthodox sealers. Nevertheless, resinbased and siliconbased materials are also soluble, which may endanger a proper seal,

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although the solubility of resinbased materials is usually lesser than that of ZOE (which is reported as between 1% and 7%)[9] and does not exceed a maximum weight loss of 3% within 24 h of distilled water storage (in accordance with the standards for Root Canal treatment sealer (R Cl T).[7,8] Accordingly, availability of so many sealers makes it impossible for the clinician to decide what to avail and when. So, the purpose of the article is to create awareness about the different types of sealers and their pros and cons. Every manufacturer claims its product to be the ideal one, but only the clinical results can give the affirmation or negation of that particular sealer. Till date, none of the sealers has proved to be the ideal except a few which can come closer to being one. The objectives of this review are to delineate the behavior of contemporary sealers and juxtapose it with that of conventional sealers and their future clinical use based on all the parameters required for ascendancy.

ConvEnTIonAl rooT CAnAl SEAlEr

Early sealers were modified zinc oxideeugenol (ZOE) cements based on Grossman or Rickertss formula that were widely used throughout the world. Unlike the resinbased sealers, setting reaction of ZOEbased sealers is a chelation reaction occurring between eugenol and the zinc ion of the zinc oxide. This reaction might also occur with the zinc oxide phase of GP along with the calcium ions of dentin. This might explain the decreased setting shrinkage associated with the ZOEbased sealers.[11] Components are given in Table 1.1.

Michaud et al.[12] evaluated the threedimensional expansion of GP at various powder/liquid ratios of Pulp Canal Sealer extended working time (EWT) (ZOEbased sealer) by using spiral (helical) computed tomography (SCT). They concluded that increasing the ratio of eugenol in sealer resulted in volumetric increase of GP [Figure 1].[13] It is cerebrated that the free eugenol component of freshly mixed ZOE sealer can seep out and cause various cytotoxic effects on human gingival fibroblasts, periodontal ligament (PDL) cells, and osteoblastlike cells.[13,14] However, Haseih et al.[15] reported that leakage of eugenol into periapical tissues is very low, and it dramatically decreases over time.

Sealing properties of ZOE ZnOE sealers were inferior in comparison to other sealers due to the relatively high solubility of the ZOE sealer; so, adhesion between GP and ZOE is weak [Figure 2].[16] Eugenol is cytotoxic and the same has been shown frequently for ZOE with different cell culture systems, especially after mixing, but also in a set state. Even higher cytotoxicity was observed with formaldehydecontaining ZOE sealers, which were classified as highly/extremely cytotoxic.[17] An ZOE sealer in the pulp chamber disinfected the dental tubules to a depth of 250 m[18] and had a good antimicrobial property compared to other sealers.[19,20]

CONTEMPORARY SEALERS

AH Plus GuttaFlow MTAbased sealers EndoSequence bioceramic sealer Methacrylatebased resin sealer

figure 1: Effects of altered powder/liquid ratios on volumetric change of gutta-percha at the end of 1-month interval. Control group (no sealer group) exhibited no visible expansion. Significant difference (P



Tabl

e 1:

Lis

t of t

he ro

ot c

anal

sea

lers

, the

ir c

ompo

siti

on, m

anuf

actu

rer,

adv

anta

ges

and

disa

dvan

tage

sr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

1.1

Zinc

oxi

de

euge

nol

Roth

sea

ler

Kerr

PCS

Proc

osea

lEn

dom

etha

sone

Pow

der:

Zinc

oxi

de (

42%

)St

aybe

lite

resi

n (2

7%)

Bism

uth

subc

arbo

nate

(15

%)

Bariu

m s

ulfa

te (

15%

)So

dium

bor

ate,

an

hydr

ous

(1%

)Li

quid

:Eu

geno

l (4-

ally

l-2-

met

hoxy

phen

ol)

Roth

Inc.

, Chi

cago

, IL,

USA

Kerr

PCS

, silv

er K

err,

Rom

ulus

, M

I, U

SAPr

ocoS

ol, D

en-t

al-e

z, L

anca

ster

, PA

, USA

Sept

odon

t, S

aint

-Mau

r de

s Fo

sse'

s, F

ranc

e

1. L

owes

t sh

rinka

ge (

0.14

%)

com

pare

d to

res

in b

ased

sea

lers

.[16]

2. L

ong

last

ing

antim

icro

bial

pro

pert

y.

ZOE

seal

ers

have

dem

onst

rate

d an

timic

robi

al p

rope

rtie

s on

a

varie

ty o

f m

icro

orga

nism

s, in

clud

ing

Ente

roco

ccus

fae

calis

sus

pens

ions

and

an

aero

bic

bact

eria

eve

n 7

days

aft

er

mix

ing.

[20]

3. Z

OE-

base

d se

aler

s ar

e ea

sy t

o ha

ndle

.4.

The

rad

iopa

city

of

diff

eren

t ZO

E se

aler

s w

as 5

-7.9

7 m

m A

l and

thu

s ca

n be

reg

arde

d as

suffi

cien

t.[2

1]

5. P

owde

r/Liq

uid

ratio

of

1:3

caus

es

volu

met

ric e

xpan

sion

of

gutt

a pe

rcha

w

hich

fur

ther

sea

ls t

he c

anal

.[12]

6. D

imen

sion

al c

hang

es is

ver

y le

ss

0.41

90.

298

as c

ompa

red

to o

ther

se

aler

s.[1

6]

1. S

ever

al s

tudi

es s

how

ed a

pica

l lea

kage

ar

ound

ZO

E se

aler

s th

at in

crea

sed

with

st

orag

e tim

e (m

easu

red

up t

o 2

year

s) in

th

ick

laye

rs m

ore

than

in t

hin

laye

rs. S

ealin

g pr

oper

ties

of Z

OE

seal

ers

wer

e in

ferio

r in

co

mpa

rison

to

othe

r se

aler

s (r

esin

or

calc

ium

hy

drox

ide

seal

ers)

.[22]

2. F

orm

alde

hyde

, whi

ch is

rel

ease

d fr

om

cert

ain

ZOE

seal

ers,

is a

lso

a kn

own

alle

rgen

w

hich

wer

e cl

assi

fied

as h

ighl

y/ex

trem

ely

cyto

toxi

c. F

orm

alde

hyde

con

tain

ing

seal

ers

sugg

est

perm

anen

t da

mag

e of

the

ner

ve

in v

ivo.

[23]

3. E

ugen

ol in

hibi

ted

nerv

e co

nduc

tanc

e in

vitr

o in

exp

erim

ents

with

diff

eren

t ne

rve

tissu

es.[2

4]

4. H

ighe

st s

olub

ility

as

com

pare

d to

oth

er

cont

empo

rary

sea

ler

thus

mak

ing

mor

e pr

one

to c

ause

mic

role

akag

e 2,

426

0,73

3 th

ough

w

ithin

the

with

in t

he li

mits

of

ISO

sta

ndar

ds

(wei

ght

loss

-3%

of

mas

s).[1

7]

1.2

Epox

y re

sin

base

d se

aler

AH

Plu

sA

H26

TopS

eal

2-Se

al

For A

HPl

us E

poxi

de

past

eD

iepo

xide

Calc

ium

tun

gsta

teZi

rcon

ium

oxi

deA

eros

ilPi

gmen

tA

min

e pa

ste

1-ad

aman

tane

am

ine

N, N

-dib

enzy

l-5-

oxa-

nona

ndia

min

e-1,

9TC

D-D

iam

ine

Calc

ium

tun

gsta

teZi

rcon

ium

oxi

deA

eros

ilSi

licon

e oi

lFo

r AH

26A

H 2

6, p

owde

r:

Bism

uth

oxid

e,

Met

hena

min

e, S

ilver

, Ti

tani

um d

ioxi

de

Den

tspl

y M

aille

fer,

Balla

igue

s,

Switz

erla

ndD

ents

ply

Mai

llefe

r, Ba

llaig

ues,

Sw

itzer

land

]V

DW

, End

odon

tic S

yner

gy,

Mun

chen

, Ger

man

y

1. R

adio

paci

ty-1

3. 6

mm

of A

l of A

H

Plus

, and

AH

-26

has

9.3

mm

of A

l.[25

]

2. D

imen

sion

al s

tabi

lity-

poly

mer

isat

ion

shrin

kage

of A

H P

lus

is 1

.76

V%

and

A

H-2

6 is

1.4

6 V

%.[2

5]

3. S

olub

ility

is v

ery

less

for

AH

Plu

s bu

t fo

r AH

-26

it is

mor

e th

an R

oeko

seal

an

d A

H P

lus.

[25]

4. T

he li

near

exp

ansi

on o

f AH

Plu

s is

ve

ry lo

w (

0.12

90.

08)

very

less

tha

n ot

her

seal

er.[2

5]

5. A

H-2

6 an

d A

H P

lus

is a

ble

to

flow

into

the

orifi

ces

of t

he d

entin

al

tubu

les,

whi

ch is

the

rea

son

for

the

com

para

tivel

y go

od a

dhes

ion

of A

H-2

6 to

den

tin.[2

5]

6. H

andl

ing

prop

ertie

s ar

e us

ually

co

nsid

ered

to

be g

ood.

7. R

elea

se o

f fo

rmal

dehy

de-O

nly

a m

inim

um r

elea

se w

as o

bser

ved

for A

H

Plus

(3.

9 pp

m).[

29]

8. A

H P

lus

prod

uced

slig

ht in

hibi

tion

on S

trep

toco

ccus

mut

ants

at

20 d

ays

and

on A

ctin

omyc

es is

rael

ii at

eve

ry

time

inte

rval

.[28]

1. A

H-2

6 ha

s ha

rmfu

l am

ount

of

form

alde

hyde

re

leas

e is

134

7 pp

m.[2

9]

2. R

ever

sibl

e ac

ute

infla

mm

atio

n of

the

ora

l m

ucos

a af

ter

cont

act

with

the

uns

et p

aste

. In

indi

vidu

al c

ases

, loc

al a

nd s

yste

mic

alle

rgic

re

actio

ns h

ave

been

rep

orte

d.[2

5]

3. B

isph

enol

A d

igly

cidy

l eth

er w

as id

entifi

ed

as a

mut

agen

ic c

ompo

nent

of

resi

n-ba

sed

mat

eria

ls, w

hich

may

als

o be

cyt

otox

ic.[2

5]

4. E

poxy

res

in-b

ased

sea

lers

adh

ere

bett

er t

o th

e de

ntin

wal

ls, m

akin

g th

eir

rem

oval

with

ro

tary

inst

rum

ents

diffi

cult.

[36]

5. L

ess

frac

ture

res

ista

nce

whe

n us

ed

with

gut

ta p

erch

a as

com

pare

d to

Re

silo

n/Re

alse

al.[3

7]

6. W

ith t

he e

poxy

-bas

ed s

eale

r ei

ther

no

diff

eren

ce (

shea

r) o

r lo

wer

bon

d st

reng

th in

th

in fi

lms

was

fou

nd, a

nd a

ppea

red

to r

esul

t fr

om n

umer

ous

void

s cr

eate

d du

ring

mix

ing.

[38]

Cont

d...





Tabl

e 1:

Con

tinu

edr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

AH

26

silv

erfr

ee,

pow

der:

Bis

mut

h ox

ide,

Met

hena

min

eA

H 2

6 re

sin:

Epo

xy

resi

n

9. T

issu

e co

mpa

tibili

ty-n

o ge

noto

xici

ty

and

mut

agen

icity

wer

e re

veal

ed b

y A

H

Plus

.[25]

10.

Rem

ovab

ility

-If A

H P

lus

is u

sed

in

com

bina

tion

with

gut

ta-p

erch

a po

ints

, th

e ro

ot c

anal

filli

ngs

can

be r

emov

ed

usin

g co

nven

tiona

l tec

hniq

ues

for

the

rem

oval

of

gutt

a-pe

rcha

.[36]

11.

2-se

al h

as lo

wes

t so

lubi

lity

follo

wed

by

Tops

eal a

nd A

H26

has

m

axim

um s

olub

ility

.[33]

1.3

Silic

one

base

d se

aler

Roek

oSea

lG

utta

flow

Poly

dim

ethy

lsilo

xane

, si

licon

e oi

l, zi

rcon

ium

ox

ide

Poly

dim

ethy

lsilo

xane

, si

licon

e oi

l, zi

rcon

ium

ox

ide,

gut

ta-p

erch

a

Roek

o/Co

lte`n

e/W

hale

dent

, La

ngen

au, G

erm

any

1. G

utta

-Flo

w s

how

ed g

ood

spre

adab

ility

*2.

Con

tain

s na

nosi

lver

whi

ch p

reve

nt

furt

her

spre

ad o

f ba

cter

ia*

3. E

ase

of h

andl

ing*

4. G

ood

adap

tabi

lity*

5. F

low

able

col

d fil

ling

syst

em*

6. T

wo

in o

ne-c

ombi

nes

seal

er a

nd

gutt

a-pe

rcha

*7.

Exc

elle

nt fl

ow p

rope

rtie

s*8.

Sol

ubili

ty is

virt

ually

zer

o*9.

Tig

ht s

eal o

f th

e ro

ot c

anal

*10

. Ve

ry g

ood

bioc

ompa

tibili

ty*

11.

Opt

imum

pro

tect

ion

agai

nst

re-in

fect

ion*

12.

Exce

llent

rad

iopa

city

* *

[40]

13.

Allo

ws

for

prec

ise

post

pre

para

tion

14.

The

incl

uded

nan

o-si

lver

can

als

o ha

ve a

pre

serv

ing

effec

t in

the

can

al. T

he

chem

ical

typ

e an

d co

ncen

trat

ion

of t

he

silv

er d

oes

not

caus

e co

rros

ion

or c

olor

ch

ange

s in

the

Gut

taFl

ow.[4

1]

15.

A g

utta

-per

cha

cont

aini

ng s

ilico

ne

seal

er e

xpan

ds s

light

ly a

nd t

hus

leak

age

was

rep

orte

d to

be

less

tha

n fo

r AH

-26

with

gut

ta-p

erch

a ov

er a

pe

riod

of 1

2 m

onth

s.[4

3]

16.

The

Gut

taFl

ow a

nd E

ndoS

eque

nce

BC s

eale

rs h

ave

low

er c

ytot

oxic

ity t

han

the

AH

Plu

s.[8

0]

17.

Roek

oSea

l, w

hich

is c

onsi

dere

d as

th

e in

itial

for

m o

f Gut

taFl

ow, w

as

1. D

entin

sur

face

tre

ated

onl

y w

ith E

DTA

sh

owed

hig

h co

ntac

t an

gle

valu

e, s

ugge

stin

g th

e po

or w

etta

bilit

y of

Gut

taFl

ow.[4

5]

2. T

he m

inim

um r

equi

rem

ent

is 3

mm

A

l-equ

ival

ents

, whi

ch m

ay b

e on

the

low

sid

e co

nsid

erin

g th

at c

onve

ntio

nal g

utta

-per

cha

poin

ts a

re a

bout

6m

m A

l-equ

ival

ents

.[21]

3. In

here

nt v

oids

are

pre

sent

with

in t

he c

ore

root

filli

ng m

ater

ial.[

41]

4. G

utta

Flow

doe

s no

t ad

here

che

mic

ally

to

the

dent

in.[4

1]

5. D

ue t

o its

vis

cosi

ty, i

t is

mor

e lik

ely

to

be e

xtru

ded

into

the

per

iapi

cal t

issu

e w

hen

plac

ed u

nder

pre

ssur

e.[4

6]

6. G

utta

Flow

doe

s no

t ex

hibi

t ch

emic

al

bond

ing

to t

he c

anal

wal

l.[41

]

Cont

d...





Tabl

e 1:

Con

tinu

edr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

rem

oved

mor

e ea

sily

fro

m t

he c

anal

s th

an a

res

in-b

ased

sea

ler.[

45]

1.4

MTA

bas

ed

seal

er

Endo

-CPM

-Sea

ler,

MTA

Obt

ura

ProR

oot

Endo

Se

aler

MTA

filla

pex

EGEO

srl,

Bue

nos

Aire

s, A

rgen

tina

Ang

elus

, Lon

drin

a PR

, Bra

zil

Den

tspl

y M

aille

fer,

Balla

igue

s,

Switz

erla

ndM

TA-F

; Ang

elus

, Lo

ndrin

a, B

razi

l

50%

MTA

(SiO

2, K

2O, A

l2O

3,

SO3,

CaO

and

Bi2

O3-

50%

SiO

2-7%

,Ca

CO3-

10%

,Bi

2O3-

10%

,Ba

SO4-

10%

,pr

opyl

ene

glyc

ol a

lgin

ate-

1%,

prop

ylen

e gl

ycol

-1%

, sod

ium

ci

trat

e-1%

cal

cium

chl

orid

e-10

%

1. H

ighl

y bi

ocom

patib

le.*

2. S

timul

ate

min

eral

izat

ion.

*3.

Enc

oura

ge a

patit

e-lik

e cr

ysta

lline

de

posi

ts a

long

the

api

cal a

nd m

iddl

e th

irds

of c

anal

wal

ls.*

*

[50]

4. T

hese

mat

eria

ls e

xhib

ited

high

er

push

-out

str

engt

hs a

fter

sto

rage

.[57]

5. F

luor

ide-

dope

d M

TA d

emon

stra

ted

stab

le s

ealin

g up

to

6 m

onth

s an

d si

gnifi

cant

ly b

ette

r th

an c

onve

ntio

nal

MTA

sea

lers

.[58]

6. I

t ha

s an

ade

quat

e ca

lciu

m r

elea

sing

pr

oper

ty7.

End

o- C

PM w

as a

lso

repo

rted

to

have

a s

imila

r or

bet

ter

seal

ing

abili

ty

to r

esin

-bas

ed s

eale

rs.[5

9]

8. P

roRo

ot E

ndo

Seal

er d

emon

stra

ted

the

supe

rior

seal

ing

abili

ty o

f th

is

mat

eria

l com

para

ble

to r

esin

-bas

ed

seal

ers.

[59]

9. A

fter

set

ting,

the

cyt

otox

icity

of

MTA

-F d

ecre

ases

and

the

sea

ler

pres

ents

sui

tabl

e bi

oact

ivity

to

stim

ulat

e H

ydro

xyap

atite

cry

stal

nu

clea

tion.

[60]

10.

MTA

Fill

apex

yie

lds

an

impr

essi

ve, h

erm

etic

sea

l in

whi

ch t

he M

TA p

artic

les

expa

nd,

prev

entin

g m

icro

infil

trat

ion.

And

, M

TA s

imul

tane

ousl

y re

leas

es f

ree

calc

ium

ions

[Ca2

+ ] t

o ac

cele

rate

the

he

alin

g pr

oces

s by

stim

ulat

ing

the

rege

nera

tion

of t

he a

djac

ent

tissu

es.[6

4]

11.

Endo

-CPM

sea

ler

show

ed t

he

high

est

valu

es o

f bo

nd s

tren

gth

to r

oot

dent

in (

8.26

5 M

Pa)

(P



Tabl

e 1:

Con

tinu

edr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

1.5

Calc

ium

- Si

licat

e-Ph

osph

ate-

base

d bi

ocer

amic

Seal

er

Endo

sequ

ence

/iro

ot S

PIro

ot B

PBi

o ag

greg

ate

Bras

sele

r U

SA,

Sava

nnah

, GA

;In

nova

tive

BioC

eram

ix In

c.,

Van

couv

er, B

C,

Cana

da)

Inno

vativ

e Bi

oCer

amix

Inc.

Tric

alci

um s

ilica

te, d

ical

cium

si

licat

e, c

alci

um p

hosp

hate

s,

collo

idal

sili

ca, a

nd c

alci

um

hydr

oxid

e zi

rcon

ium

oxi

de a

s th

e ra

diop

acifi

er

1. B

ioco

mpa

tible

and

do

not

indu

ce

criti

cal c

ytot

oxic

eff

ects

.[81]

2. F

orm

atio

n of

a n

ano-

com

posi

te

netw

ork

of g

el-li

ke c

alci

um

silic

ate

hydr

ate

intim

atel

y m

ixed

with

hy

drox

yapa

tite,

bio

cera

mic

, and

for

ms

a he

rmet

ic s

eal w

hen

appl

ied

insi

de

the

root

can

al.*

3. P

reci

pita

tes

calc

ium

pho

spha

te

on h

ydra

tion

with

sam

e st

reng

th a

s hu

man

bon

e

1. C

hang

es in

env

ironm

enta

l wat

er c

onte

nt

adve

rsel

y aff

ect

the

sett

ing

time

and

mic

roha

rdne

ss o

f En

doSe

quen

ceBC

Sea

ler.[

81]

2. C

onve

ntio

nal r

etre

atm

ent

tech

niqu

es a

re

not

able

to

fully

rem

ove

Bioc

eram

ic s

eale

r.[83

]

4. iR

oot

BP is

non

-mut

agen

ic, d

oes

not

caus

e an

alle

rgen

ic p

oten

tial a

fter

m

ultip

le u

ses

and

has

a go

od t

oler

ance

by

sub

cuta

neou

s tis

sue*

5. H

igh

alka

linity

incr

ease

s its

m

iner

alis

atio

n pr

oces

s al

so it

s ba

cter

icid

al p

rope

rtie

s (p

H 1

2.8)

*6.

Hyd

roph

ilic,

roo

t ca

nal h

ydra

tion

aids

in t

he f

orm

atio

n of

cal

cium

ph

osph

ate

henc

e gi

ves

stre

ngth

*7.

Low

con

tact

ang

le h

ence

the

se

feat

ures

allo

w t

hem

to

spre

ad e

asily

ov

er t

he d

entin

wal

ls o

f th

e ro

ot c

anal

an

d to

get

insi

de a

nd fi

ll th

e la

tera

l m

icro

can

als*

8. T

hese

new

bio

cera

mic

sea

lers

als

o fo

rm c

hem

ical

bon

d w

ith t

he c

anal

s de

ntin

wal

ls. T

hat

is w

hy n

o sp

ace

is le

ft

betw

een

the

seal

er a

nd d

entin

wal

ls.*

9. T

hey

are

also

oss

eo-c

ondu

ctiv

e10

. Ver

y go

od r

adio

paci

ty (

3.8

mm

of

Al).

[78]

11. S

ettin

g tim

e is

3-4

hrs

hen

ce

it gi

ves

ampl

e am

ount

of

time

for

plac

emen

t of

roo

t ca

nal.*

12. B

ioce

ram

ics

do n

ot s

hrin

k up

on

sett

ing.

In f

act,

the

y ac

tual

ly e

xpan

d sl

ight

ly u

pon

com

plet

ion

of t

he s

ettin

g pr

oces

s.*

13. F

urth

erm

ore

(and

thi

s is

ver

y im

port

ant

in e

ndod

ontic

s), b

ioce

ram

ics

will

not

res

ult

in a

sig

nific

ant

infla

mm

ator

y re

spon

se if

an

over

fill

occu

rs d

urin

g th

e ob

tura

tion

proc

ess.

[82]

Cont

d...





Tabl

e 1:

Con

tinu

edr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

14. R

emar

kabl

e flo

wab

ility

of

the

BC

Seal

er. T

his

is a

res

ult

of it

s pa

rtic

le

size

and

hyd

roph

ilici

ty. (

27 m

m).[

82]

15. B

ioce

ram

ic s

eale

r ha

s m

ore

frac

ture

re

sist

ance

the

n co

nven

tiona

l sea

ler.[

82]

16. W

hen

bioc

eram

ic-b

ased

sea

lers

Bi

oAgg

rega

te o

r iR

oot

SP a

re

extr

uded

, the

pai

n is

rel

ativ

ely

smal

l or

tota

lly a

bsen

t.*

*-[8

5]

1.6

Met

hacr

ylat

e re

sin

base

d se

aler

Hyd

ron-

Firs

t ge

nera

tion

Endo

REZ-

Seco

nd

gene

ratio

nRe

alse

alEp

ipha

ny-T

hird

ge

nera

tion

Fibr

efill

Third

ge

nera

tion

Real

seal

SE

Met

asea

l SE

- Fo

urth

ge

nera

tion

Smar

tsea

l

Hyd

ron

tech

nolo

gies

, In

c, P

ompa

no B

each

, FL U

ltrad

ent

prod

uct

inc,

Sou

th J

orda

n U

TSy

bron

Endo

, Ora

nge,

CA

/Pen

tron

Clin

ical

tec

hnol

ogie

sPe

ntro

n cl

inic

al

tech

nolo

gies

,W

allin

gfor

d, C

TSy

bron

Endo

, Ora

nge,

CA Pa

rkel

l inc

Smar

t se

al (

DRF

P Lt

d, S

tam

ford

, U

nite

d K

ingd

om),

bisp

heno

l-A-g

lyci

dyld

imet

hacr

ylat

e (B

isG

MA

),Et

hoxy

late

d Bi

sGM

A,

uret

hane

dim

etha

cryl

ate

(UD

MA

) an

d H

ydro

phili

c di

func

tiona

l m

etha

cryl

ates

.Ca

lciu

m h

ydro

xide

, bar

ium

su

lfate

, bar

ium

gla

ss, a

nd s

ilica

.Th

e pr

imer

-a s

elf-

etch

prim

er t

hat

cont

ains

sul

foni

c ac

id-t

erm

inat

ed

func

tiona

l mon

omer

,H

ydro

xyet

hylm

etha

cryl

ate

(HEM

A),

wat

er a

nd a

po

lym

eriz

atio

n in

itiat

or.

Smar

tpoi

nt, a

rad

iopa

que

non-

gu

tta-

perc

ha c

ore

with

a

radi

oluc

ent

hydr

ophi

lic

poly

mer

coa

ting

(cop

olym

er o

f vi

nylp

yrro

lidon

e an

d ac

rylo

nitr

ile,

met

hyl m

etha

cryl

ate,

or

HEM

A)

and

Smar

t pa

ste,

a r

adio

luce

nt

seal

er t

hat

cont

ains

an

activ

e po

lym

er

1. W

hen

used

with

res

ilon

form

s M

onob

lock

whi

ch f

urth

er im

prov

es

the

seal

.[68]

2. R

eals

eal h

as g

reat

er r

oot

frac

ture

re

sist

ance

com

pare

d to

AH

Plu

s.[3

7]

3. G

ood

radi

opac

ity b

ut le

ss t

hen

AH

Pl

us.[2

5]

4. S

low

pol

ymer

izat

ion

of t

he

dual

-cur

able

sea

lers

wou

ld im

prov

e th

e ch

ance

for

the

rel

ief

of s

hrin

kage

str

ess

via

resi

n flo

w.[1

04]

5. T

hey

show

ed t

hat

root

s fil

led

with

Re

silo

n/Ep

ipha

ny e

xhib

ited

sign

ifica

ntly

hi

gher

fra

ctur

e lo

ad v

alue

s th

an t

hose

fil

led

with

gut

tap

erch

a/A

H2

6 w

hen

the

spec

imen

s w

ere

subj

ecte

d to

ve

rtic

al lo

adin

g fo

rces

.[100

]

6. E

ndoR

EZ w

as f

ound

to

be

wel

l-tol

erat

ed b

y co

nnec

tive

tissu

es

and

bone

tis

sue.

[103

,109

]

7. M

etha

cryl

ate

resi

nba

sed

seal

ers

used

with

Res

ilon

or g

utta

-per

cha

wer

e m

ore

effec

tivel

y re

mov

ed, w

ith

less

rem

nant

filli

ng m

ater

ial t

han

conv

entio

nal s

eale

r/gu

tta-

perc

ha

com

bina

tions

.[105

]

8. S

mar

tpoi

nt e

xpan

ds o

nly

late

rally

on

abs

orbi

ng w

ater

fro

m t

he t

ooth

, ad

optin

g th

e ca

nal s

hape

. Sm

art

past

e al

so e

xpan

ds o

n hy

drat

ion

to f

orm

a

perf

ect

seal

[106

]

9. F

ibre

Fill

R.C.

S. is

rep

orte

d to

hav

e go

od s

ealin

g an

d ad

hesi

ve p

rope

rtie

s to

rad

icul

ar d

entin

.[107

]

1. E

piph

any

and

met

asea

l is

cyto

toxi

c ev

en

afte

r di

lutio

ns.[1

01]

2. R

esilo

n/Ep

ipha

ny (

Real

Seal

)fil

led

cana

ls

also

con

tain

ed s

igni

fican

tly m

ore

void

s an

d ga

ps t

han

thos

e fil

led

with

gut

tap

erch

a an

d co

nven

tiona

l sea

lers

.[97]

3. L

ower

pus

h-ou

t st

reng

ths

than

gut

ta

perc

ha/c

onve

ntio

nal n

onbo

ndin

g se

aler

co

mbi

natio

ns.[1

30]

4. G

reat

er C

- fa

ctor

cau

sing

mor

e po

lym

eris

atio

n sh

rinka

ge h

ence

mor

e ga

p fo

rmat

ion

and

mic

role

akag

e.[9

8]

5. T

he c

hem

ical

cou

plin

g be

twee

n co

ntem

pora

ry m

etha

cryl

ate

resi

nba

sed

seal

ers

to r

oot

fillin

g m

ater

ials

is g

ener

ally

w

eak

or in

suffi

cien

tly o

ptim

ized

.[98]

6. C

reep

ing

of in

com

plet

ely

poly

mer

ized

resi

nous

sea

lers

, whi

ch r

esul

ts in

fai

lure

alo

ng

the

seal

er-d

entin

inte

rfac

e.[1

26]

7. P

rese

nce

of r

esid

ual m

onom

ers

in t

he r

oot

cana

ls.[1

27]

8. E

piph

any

in b

oth

fres

hly

mix

ed a

nd s

et

cond

ition

s sh

owed

a s

ever

e to

mod

erat

e cy

toto

xic

effec

t, a

nd it

s cy

toto

xici

ty a

ctua

lly

incr

ease

d w

ith t

ime,

pos

ing

sign

ifica

nt

cyto

toxi

c ris

ks.[3

9,13

1]

9. E

piph

any

is in

solu

ble

in t

he s

olve

nts

com

mon

ly u

sed

in d

entis

try.

Thu

s, r

emov

al o

f re

sin

seal

ers

from

fins

, acc

esso

ry c

anal

s, o

r ca

nal i

sthm

i rem

ains

a c

halle

nge.

[91]

10. S

olub

ility

val

ues

for

Epip

hany

and

AH

Plu

s w

ere

3.41

% b

ut a

ccor

ding

to

AD

A it

sho

uld

be

less

tha

n 3%

.[25]

Cont

d...





Tabl

e 1:

Con

tinu

edr

oot c

anal

se

aler

sB

rand

Com

posi

tion

of

seal

ers

man

ufac

ture

rA

dvan

tage

sD

isad

vant

ages

10. F

or m

etha

cryl

ate

resi

n-ba

sed

seal

ers,

thi

n fil

ms

had

high

er b

ond

stre

ngth

tha

n th

ick.

[38]

11. T

he c

hem

ical

uni

on b

etw

een

the

poly

isop

rene

com

pone

nt o

f th

e gu

tta-

perc

ha a

nd t

he p

olyb

utad

iene

en

d of

the

End

oRez

res

in c

oatin

g

11. U

nrea

cted

mon

omer

s, le

acha

ble

mon

omer

s fr

om t

he in

com

plet

ely

poly

mer

ized

Sm

art

past

e se

aler

can

leak

thr

ough

the

api

cal

fora

men

aft

er w

ater

sor

ptio

n an

d sw

ellin

g an

d ca

use

inad

vert

ent

harm

ful d

etrim

enta

l eff

ects

on

the

per

iodo

ntal

tis

sues

.[132

]

12. D

iffus

ion

of w

ater

into

res

in m

atric

es

mig

ht r

esul

t in

the

rap

id d

eter

iora

tion

of t

he

phys

ical

/mec

hani

cal p

rope

rtie

s of

a r

esin

, co

mpr

omis

ing

the

dura

bilit

y of

res

in-d

entin

bo

nds

by h

ydro

lysi

s an

d m

icro

crac

k fo

rmat

ion.

[133

]

mol

ecul

e ap

pear

s to

be

stro

nger

tha

n th

e co

uplin

g be

twee

n th

e m

etha

cryl

ate

end

of t

he m

olec

ule

to t

he r

esin

se

aler

.[93]

12. E

ndoR

ez s

how

ed in

crea

sed

intr

atub

ular

pen

etra

tion

com

pare

d to

A

HPl

us a

nd E

ndo

CPM

- se

aler

.[63]

13. D

ecre

ased

den

tin t

hick

ness

, lac

k of

po

lym

eriz

atio

n, o

r ex

tend

ed e

xpos

ure

times

m

ight

incr

ease

the

ris

k of

cyt

otox

ixity

of

HEM

A s

igni

fican

tly[1

34]

14. E

ndoR

EZ w

ith a

gut

ta-p

erch

a po

int

into

a

drie

d ro

ot c

anal

pro

duce

s po

or a

dapt

atio

n of

th

e se

aler

to

dent

in w

ith a

lack

of

resi

n ta

g fo

rmat

ion.

[92]

15. R

eals

eal h

as t

he p

oten

tial t

o ca

use

toot

h st

aini

ng a

s it

is s

usce

ptib

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Calcium phosphatebased sealer Calciumenriched mixture (CEM).

AH PLUS

AH Plus consists of a pastepaste system, delivered in two tubes in a new double barrel syringe. The components of AH Plus are given in Table 1.2. The epoxide paste contains radiopaque fillers and aerosil. The amine paste consists of three different types of amines, radiopaque fillers, and aerosil.[25]

AH Plus has shown positive results when compared to other sealers [Figures 36].[25] It showed significantly lowest weight loss among the different root canal sealers in water and in artificial saliva with different pH values, independent of the solubility medium used. Furthermore, AH Plus showed the greatest stability in solution, as compared to the conventional sealers.[26]

AH Plus has a film thickness of 26 mm, which is clearly below the value of less than 50 mm required by the ISO standard for root canal sealing materials.[25] AH Plus has been designed to be slightly thixotropic. A flow of 36 mm also perfectly meets the requirements of the ISO standard (>25 mm).

It is known from the literature that pure epoxy resins develop mutagenic activities under the conditions of the Ames test. Therefore, the epoxide paste (paste A) and amine paste (paste B) were studied in the Ames test, in which the aqueous extracts did not induce any mutagenic effects. In numerous in vivo studies, the pure epoxy resins never showed any genotoxic effects.[27]

Recently, the antimicrobial effects of endodontic sealers (Endion, AH26, AHPlus, Procosol, and Ketac

Endo) were investigated after 2, 20, and 40 days. AH Plus produced slight inhibition on Streptococcus mutants at 20 days and on Actinomyces israelii at every time interval. No effect was found on Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.[28]

The studies showed that AH26 and Endomethasone sealers released formaldehyde after setting. Only a minimum release was observed for AH Plus (3.9 ppm), followed by EZFill (540 ppm) endodontic cement and AH26 (1347 ppm) endodontic cement which yielded the greatest formaldehyde release.[29]

AH Plus has greater adhesion to root dentin than Epiphany as it is an epoxy resinbased sealer. AH Plus has better penetration into the microirregularities because of its creep capacity and long setting time, which increases the mechanical interlocking between sealer and root dentin and the cohesion of sealer causes Resilon to be more resistant to fracture.[30]

Kirsten et al.[31] investigated the mutagenicity of resinbased endodontic sealers by evaluating their potential to induce DNA doublestrand breaks (DSBs) on extrusion into the periapical tissue and found that there were no indications for increased risk of genotoxicity of resinbased root canal sealers caused by the induction of DNA DSBs.

The strong link between sealer solubility and periapical reinfection indicates that water solubility of new sealers should be studied. So, Azadi et al.[32] studied the water solubility of five root canal sealers [AH26, Topseal, 2Seal, Acroseal, and Roeko Seal Automix (RSA)] and found that the solubilitiesof the sealers AH26, Acroseal, Topseal, 2Seal, and RSA were 0.28%, 0.36%, 0.07%, 0.037%, and 0.141%, respectively, after 24 h. After

figure 4: Polymerization shrinkage of root canal sealers

figure 5: Solubility in different storage media over 28 days (Schafer 2003)

figure 3: Radiopacity of root canal sealers

figure 6: Adhesion to root canal dentine after various pre-treatment





28 days, their solubilities were 1.75%, 0.746%, 0.082%, 0.04%, and 0.517%, respectively, and the authors came to the conclusion that all the tested materials met the standards (maximum weight loss of 3% within 24 h). However, the results of 2Seal followed by Topseal were the most favorable ones.

According to Franco et al.,[33] the oxygen inhibits vinyl polymerization in composite resins. Pecora et al.[34] found an adhesion of 4 MPa for AH Plus to dentin. After Er: YAG laser treatment of the root canal, the adhesion increased to about 7 MPa. Recently, Gogos demonstrated that a product identical to AH Plus exhibits a significant selfadhesion to dentin of 6.24 1.43 MPa [Figure 7].[35]

Due to its excellent properties, such as low solubility, small expansion, adhesion to dentin, and very good sealing ability, AH Plus is considered as a benchmark Gold Standard.[25]

GUTTAFLOW

In 1984, silicone was first introduced as a root canal sealer. Asilicones show comparatively little leakage, are virtually nontoxic, but display no antibacterial activity.

GP powder with a particle size of less than 30 nm has been introduced into a silicone matrix (polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)). Silver particles have been added as preservative.[33,39] Working time is 15 min and setting time is 2530 min. Components are given in Table 1.3 GuttaFlow is a cold, fluid obturation system that combines sealer and GP in a single material. It consists of a PDMS matrix which is highly filled with very finely ground GP. PDMS has only limited dimensional change in setting (about 0.6%0.15%) and low water sorption. The finely ground GP powder and the siliconebased matrix are distributed homogeneously after mixing. GuttaFlow has very promising properties because of its insolubility, biocompatibility, postsetting expansion, great fluidity, and ability for providing a thin film of sealer,[40] and hence greater adhesion with the dentinal wall [Figure 7].[16]

GuttaFlow has nanosilver in its composition. Nanosilver is metallic silver which is distributed uniformly on the surface of the filling. It do not cause corrosion or color changes in the GuttaFlow. There is sufficient nanosilver in the material to prevent further spread of bacteria and is highly biocompatible.[41] GuttaFlow also showed poor wetting on the root dentin surface because of the presence of silicone, which possibly produces high surface tension forces, making the spreading of these materials more difficult.[42]

GuttaFlow showed good spreadability in the group where root dentin surface was treated with both ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). The reason for this could be the increase in the surface energy of the root dentinal wall which was free of the smear layer.[42] A GP containing silicone sealer expands slightly, and thus leakage was reported to be less than for AH26 with GP over a period of 12 months.[43]

Dentin surface treated only with EDTA showed high contact angle value, suggesting the poor wettability of GuttaFlow. The high concentration of EDTA could have caused mild etching of the dentin surface leading to the exposure of collagen fibers, and the exposure of this hydrophobic moiety could have resulted in the increased contact angle.[44]

No data for systemic toxicity and allergy are available. However, based on the composition of the material, no adverse type reaction is to be expected.[39]

MTABASED SEALERS

This sealer produces calcium hydroxide,[47] which is released in solution[48] and induces formation of hydroxyapatite structures in simulated body fluid.[49] Newer developments of MTA include its use as a root canal sealer. Currently, three MTA sealer formulations are available: Endo CPM Sealer (EGEO SRL, Buenos Aires,

figure 7: The homogeneity and adaption of a GuttaFlow to root canal walls and it was found that GuttaFlow completely filled the prepared root canal but small voids were frequently present within the core of the filling material (Upadhyay et al. 2011)





Argentina), MTA Obtura (Angelus, Londrina PR, Brazil), and ProRoot Endo Sealer (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland). Components are given in Table 1.4.

The composition of CPM sealer after mixing is reported to be 50% MTA (SiO2, K2O, Al2O3, SO3, CaO, and Bi2O3), 7% SiO2, 10% CaCO3, 10% Bi2O3, 10% BaSO4, 1% propylene glycol alginate, 1% propylene glycol, 1% sodium citrate, and 10% calcium chloride.[50]

MTA Obtura is a mixture of white MTA with a proprietary viscous liquid.[51] ProRoot Endo Sealer is calcium silicatebased endodontic sealer. The major components of the powder of ProRoot Endo Sealer are tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate, with inclusion of calcium sulfate as setting retardant, bismuth oxide as radiopacifier, and a small amount of tricalcium aluminate. Tricalcium aluminate is necessary for the initial hydration reaction of the cement. The liquid component consists of viscous aqueous solution of a watersoluble polymer and to improve The liquid component consists of viscous aqueous solution of a water soluble polymer to improve the workability.[5255]

When placed in the canal, it releases calcium activity and causes cell attachment and proliferation, increases the pH, modulates cytokines like interleukin (IL) 4, IL6, IL8, IL10, and hence causes proliferation, migration, and differentiation of hard tissue producing hydroxyapatite which aids in the formation of physical bond between sealer and MTA.

The polymer did not seem to affect the biocompatibility of the materials and the hydration characteristics were similar to those reported for MTA.[56] Sealers based on MTA have been reported to be biocompatible, stimulate mineralization,[50] and encourage apatitelike crystalline deposits along the apical and middlethirds of canal walls.[52] These materials exhibited higher pushout strengths after storage in simulated body fluid[57] and had similar sealing properties to epoxy resinbased sealer when evaluated using the fluid filtration system.[50]

Fluoridedoped MTA demonstrated stable sealing up to 6 months, and was significantly better than conventional MTA sealers and comparable to AH Plus. The study supports the suitability of MTA sealers in association with warm GP for root filling.[58] Loise et al. evaluated the biocompatibility and bioactivity of a new MTAbased endodontic sealer, MTA Fillapex (MTAF; Angelus, Londrina, Brazil), in human cell culture and came to the conclusion that after setting, the cytotoxicity of MTAF decreases and the sealer presents suitable bioactivity to stimulate hydroxyapatite crystal nucleation.[60]

Sagsen et al. assessed the pushout bond strengths of two new calcium silicatebased endodontic sealers MTA Fillapex and iRoot SP and compared them with AH Plus

in the root canals of extracted teeth and found that in the coronal specimens, there was no significant difference between the sealers. In the middle and apical segments, there was no significant difference between IRoot SP and AH Plus groups. However, the IRoot SP and AH Plus had significantly higher bond strength values than the MTA Fillapex. So, they concluded that MTA Fillapex had the lowest pushout bond values to root dentine compared with other sealers.[61]

GomesFilho et al. evaluated the rat subcutaneous tissue reaction to implanted polyethylene tubes filled with MTA Fillapex and compared it with MTAAngelus, and concluded that MTA Fillapex was biocompatible and stimulated mineralization.[62]

Bortolini et al.[63] evaluated in vitro the intratubular penetration and permeability of Endo CPM Sealer in teeth contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis and concluded that Endo CPM sealer showed greater permeability to E. faecalis [Figure 8].

Morgental et al.[64] found that MTA Fillapex and Endo CPM Sealer has a good antibacterial effect on E. feacalis before setting, but not after setting despite having high pH.

Bin et al.[65] studied the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of MTA canal sealer (Fillapex) compared with white MTA cement and AH Plus, and found that white MTA group was the less cytotoxic material in this study. Both AH Plus and Fillapex MTA sealer showed the lowest cell viability rates and caused an increased micronucleus formation.

Vidotto et al.[66] did the comparison of MTA Fillapex radiopacity with five root canal sealers (EndomethasoneN, AH Plus, Acroseal, Epiphany SE, and RoekoSeal) and concluded that in a decreasing order of radiopacity, AH Plus (9.4 mm Al) was the most radiopaque sealer, followed by Epiphany SE (7.8 mm Al), MTA Fillapex (6.5 mm Al), RoekoSeal (5.8 mm Al), EndomethasoneN (4.5 mm Al), and Acroseal (3.5 mm Al). MTA Fillapex was the third most radiopaque sealer among all the tested sealers. Also, MTA Fillapex has the radiopacity degree in agreement with ADA specification No. 57.

figure 8: (a) Middle third with Endo CPM sealer: low intratubular penetration; (b) cervical third with EndoREZ: good intratubular penetration; and (c) apical third with AH Plus: regular intratubular penetration (1000 magnification) (courtesy: Bertolini et al. 2010)

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Considering the elastic modulus of dentin which is about 1418.6 GPa,[67] the reinforcing effect of MTA may be explained by its similar elastic modulus to dentin. This hypothesis also explains the gradual increase in the fracture resistance of MTAfilled teeth found by HatibovicKofman et al.[68] Aalso, fracture resistance of MTAfilled teeth is time dependant.

The alkalinity of MTA can theoretically weaken root dentin similar to the findings on calcium hydroxide.[6971] Another hypothesis is that a combination of little tensile strength of MTA and lack of bonding to dentin can weaken the dentin.[68] Regardless of the excellent biologic properties of MTA, the thin dentinal walls still make these teeth more prone to fracture and a reinforcing technique in these weak roots is necessary.

The novel sealer based on MTA has efficacious sealing ability. In contact with a simulated body fluid, the MTAs release calcium ions in solution and encourage the deposition of calcium phosphate crystals.

ENDOSEQUENCE BIOCERAMIC SEALER

EndoSequence BC Sealer (Brasseler, Savannah, GA, USA), also known as iRoot SP Injectable Root Canal Sealer (Innovative BioCeramix Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada), is an example of a calcium phosphate silicatebased cement.[72] Its major inorganic components include tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium phosphates, colloidal silica, and calcium hydroxide. It uses zirconium oxide as the radiopacifier and contains waterfree thickening vehicles to enable the sealer to be delivered in the form of a premixed paste.[73] Components are given in Table 1.5.

Hydroxyapatite is coprecipitated within the calcium silicate hydrate phase to produce a compositelike structure, reinforcing the set cement.[74] The introduction of a premixed calcium phosphate silicatebased sealer eliminates the potential of heterogeneous consistency during onsite mixing. Because the sealer is premixed with nonaqueous but watermiscible carriers, the waterfree paste will not set during storage in the syringe and only hardens on exposure to an aqueous environment.[75]

EndoSequence BC Sealer uses the moisture within the dentinal tubules after canal irrigation to initiate and complete the setting reaction. Moreover, the presence of smear plugs and/or tubular sclerosis can affect the amount of moisture present.[76] The setting time of EndoSequence BC Sealer is 4 h and it may be extended in overly dry canals.[73] The pH of EndoSequence BC Sealer during the setting process is higher than 12 (Material Safety Data Sheet information), which increases its bactericidal properties.[77] The amount of Ca2+ released from EndoSequence BC Sealer was far higher (2.585 mg/l)

than that released from AH Plus (0.797 mg/l), mainly after 7 days.[78]

Loushine et al.[79] investigated the setting time and micohardness of a premixed calcium phosphate silicatebased sealer in the presence of different moisture contents (0%9 wt%). The moisture content that produced the most optimal setting properties was used to prepare set EndoSequence BC Sealer for cytotoxicity in comparison with AH Plus, and they concluded that cytotoxicity of AH Plus gradually decreased and became noncytotoxic, whereas BC Sealer remained moderately cytotoxic over the 6week period. Hence, it shows bioceramic sealer is nontoxic and biocompatible.

Zoufan et al.[80] conducted a study which evaluated the cytotoxicity of GuttaFlow and EndoSequence BC sealers and compared them with AH Plus and TubliSeal sealers. The GuttaFlow and EndoSequence BC sealers had lower cytotoxicity than the AH Plus and TubliSeal sealers.

Hess et al.[83] evaluated the efficacy of solvent and rotary instrumentation in the removal of bioceramic sealer (BCS) when used in combination with GP as compared with AH Plus sealer and found that the working length ( WL) was not regained in 70% of samples with BCS/master cone short of the WL. Patency was not reestablished in 20% of samples with BCS/master cone to the WL or in 70% of samples with BCS/master cone short of the WL. Hence, it was concluded that conventional retreatment techniques are not able to fully remove BCS.

According to Ghoneim et al.,[84] bioceramicbased sealer (i.e., iRoot SP) is a promising sealer in terms of increasing in vitro resistance to the fracture of endodontically treated roots, particularly when accompanied with ActiV GP cones.

Deyan Kossev and Valeri Stefanov[85] found that when bioceramicbased sealers BioAggregate or iRoot SP are extruded, the pain is relatively small or totally absent. Such lack of pain may be explained based on the characteristics of these new materials. During hardening, they produce hydroxylapatite and after the end of hardening process they exhibit the same features as nonresorbable hydroxylapatitebased bioceramics used for bone replacement in oral surgery. Due to the hydroxylapatite formed, they are also osseoconductive. During setting, hard ceramicbased sealers expand. Expansion of BioAggregate and iRoot SP and iRoot BP is significant (0.20%). These new bioceramic sealers also form chemical bond with the canals dentin walls. That is why no space is left between the sealer and dentin walls [Figure 9].[85]

Borges et al.[86] compared the changes in the surface structure and elemental distribution, as well as the percentage of ion release, of four calcium silicate





containing endodontic materials with a wellestablished epoxy resinbased sealer, submitted to a solubility test, and found that AH Plus and MTAA were in accordance with ANSI/ADAs requirements regarding solubility, while iRoot SP, MTA Fillapex, and Sealapex did not fulfil ANSI/ADAs protocols. High levels of Ca2+ ion release were observed in all materials except AH Plus. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)/Energydispersive Xray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis revealed that all samples had morphological changes in both outer and inner surfaces after the solubility test. High levels of calcium and carbon were also observed at the surface of all materials except AH Plus and MTAA.

Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the byproduct components produced during setting to accurately assess the cytotoxicity of EndoSequence BC Sealer.

METHACRYLATE RESINBASED SEALER

Classification:1. Hydron: First generation2. EndoREZ: Second generation3. RealSeal/Epiphany, Fibrefill: Third generation4. RealSeal SE/MetaSEAL SE: Fourth generation

These are the bondable sealers, and therefore bond the core material along with the root canal wall, thus forming monoblock. Here we will be discussing about the formation of monoblock and where it pretermits along with other physical and compatibility properties. Components are given in Table 1.6.

Monoblock conceptResilon is a synthetic polymer. The resin sealer attaches to it, as well as to the bonding agent/primer used to penetrate into the dentin tubules. As a result, a monoblock is formed, consisting of filling material resins sealerbonding agent/primerdentin. GP does not form a monoblock, even with the use of a resinbased sealer, because the sealer does not bind to GP. Moreover, the sealer tends to pull away from the GP on setting [Figures 10 and 11].[87]

The intent of a root canal monoblock is to achieve a total bond, and hence a total seal of the canal space has been hampered by the lack of chemical union between the polyisoprene component of GP and methacrylatebased resins. To evade this problem, coating GP cones with a polybutadiene diisocyanatemethacrylate adhesive is done.[88] This is the first strategy. This adhesive resin includes a hydrophobic portion that chemically binds with hydrophobic polyisoprene substrate and a hydrophilic portion that is chemically compatible with a hydrophilic dentinal wall. With the use of this adhesive resin coating, a strong chemical union is achieved

between the GP and the MRBS. This thermoplastic resincoated GP cone is recommended for use with

figure 9: Bioceramic sealer iRoot SP. D-dentinal tubules of root canal wall. White arrow shows the interface between sealer and dentin without the presence of any voids because of chemical bond between dentin and sealer (courtesy: Deyan Kossev and Valeri Stefanov 2009)

figure 10: RealSeal/Resilon and gutta-percha/AH26 (courtesy Rosenberg et al. 2007)

figure 11: (a) Graphic illustration of dentinal tubules after smear layer removal. (b) Graphic illustration of Resilon primer penetration. (c) Graphic illustration of Resilon sealer penetration and Resilon point creating a monoblock of resin. (d) Resilon monoblock (40). (e) Resilon monoblock (650). (f) Sealer tags and Resilon (1000) (Takagi S, Chow LC, Hirayama S, et al. 2003)

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the EndoREZ system.[89] The second scheme uses a polycaprolactone and dimethacrylatecontaining resin blend to form a filled thermoplastic composite (Resilon) that replaces GP as an alternative root filling material.[90]

The introduction of adhesive endodontics flings assurance, but also has some minuses.[91] For the secondgeneration EndoREZ system, gaps and silver leakage were identified between the GP resin coating and the EndoREZ sealer, even though a thin layer of hybridized dentin created by EDTA demineralization could be identified together with long resin tags.[92] When considering that the interface between the GP resin coating and the resin sealer is the only truly bondable interface in this system, this interface is a weak link that failed during polymerization shrinkage of the sealer. The chemical union between the polyisoprene component of the GP and the polybutadiene end of the resin coating molecule appears to be stronger than the coupling between the methacrylate end of the molecule and the resin sealer. Removal of the oxygen inhibition layer[93] from the surface of resincoated GP cones during packaging has been hypothesized for their weak adhesion to the methacrylate resinbased root canal sealer, resulting in their frequent delamination from the sealer after root canal obturation. Hiraishi et al.[94] attempted to improve the shear strength of the resincoated GP to the EndoREZ sealer by generating active free radicals for chemical coupling via in situ application of a dualcured dentin adhesive to the resincoated GP. They observed a fivefold increase in shear strength after adhesive application, with complex interfacial failures instead of complete sealer delamination from the resin coating.

The adhesive strength of Resilon to a thirdgeneration MRBS was 45 times lower than the bond strength of a composite resin to the same sealer,[95] suggesting that the coupling of MRBSs to Resilon is very weak. This occurrence might be attributed to the phase separation of the emulsified dimethacrylate phase within a continuous polycaprolactone phase.[96] The bond strength of Epiphany to Resilon was reported to be lower than the bond strength of AH26, an epoxy resinbased sealer to Resilon.[100]

The fourthgeneration selfadhesive type root canal sealers are still relatively new, and detailed information on their adhesive properties to root filling materials is limited or lacking. For the 4META containing sealer MetaSEAL, a recent report identified a hybrid layerlike structure along the GPsealer interface.[97] However, no data are currently available on the adhesive strength of MetaSEAL to GP via this hybrid layerlike interface. Taken together, these data suggest that the chemical coupling between contemporary MRBSs to root filling materials is generally weak or insufficiently optimized. In view of the extremely high Cfactor encountered in long, narrow root canals,[98] it is doubtful whether

the core materialsealer bond is capable of resisting polymerization shrinkage stresses that develop during the setting of the resin sealer to permit the realization of the goal of creating a monoblock in the root canal system.

The existence of monoblock throughout the entire root canal system was not seen in a study by Tay et al.[99] SEM evaluated the ultrastructural quality of the apical seal of canals obturated using the Resilon system compared to canals obturated with GP and a resin sealer. Excellent coupling was found between the Resilon and sealer; both gapfree and gapcontaining segments were viewed along the dentinsealer interface. Similar gapfree and gapcontaining segments were observed in the GP group. Gap formation was likely created due to the polymerization contraction of the methacrylatebased resin sealer.[99,100]

Studies on different physical properties of methacrylate-based sealersWhile the low interfacial bond strengths found in the research of Tay et al. and Gesi et al. cast doubts on the ability of Resilon to strength roots, the initial study by Teixeira et al. found that Resilon obturated teeth were more than 20% stronger than the teeth obturated with GP and resin sealer.[100]

The retention mechanisms suggested by the manufacturers of methacrylate resinbased root canal sealers (i.e., dentin hybridization and profuse resin tag formation) are likely to be contributed by the combined dentin demineralization effects of EDTA[101] and the sealer system.

When EDTA was used as the final rinse, the smear layer was completely dissolved and a thin layer of partially demineralized dentin could be identified on the intact dentin surface, irrespective of whether the sealer was nonetching (EndoREZ) or selfetching (RealSeal, MetaSEAL, and RealSeal SE).[102]

For methacrylate resinbased sealers, thin films had higher bond strength than thick films (P



Epiphany (RealSeal)filled canals also contained significantly more voids and gaps than those filled with GP and conventional sealers.[105]

Pulling of resin sealer tags out of the tubules during polymerization shrinkage of the sealer might create gaps along the sealerdentin interface.[110] Heat generation during warm vertical compaction and searing of the sealer from the canal orifices with a heat source could have expedited the setting of the sealers, defeating the purpose of incorporating delayed polymerization mechanisms and preventing relief of polymerization stresses by slow flow.[111,112]

While excellent coupling was found between the Resilon and sealer, both gapfree and gapcontaining segments were viewed along the dentinsealer interface. Similar gapfree and gapcontaining segments were observed in the guttapercha group. Further apical leakage was observed in all guttapercha obturated canals and 9 of 10 Resilon obturated canals. The authors speculated that gap formation was likely created due to the polymerization contraction of the methacrylatebased resin sealer.[113]

It is known that polymers degrade over time through physical and chemical processes.[114] As the bond degrades, interfacial leakage increases, which resembles in vivo aging. In addition, Resilon is susceptible to alkaline[115] and enzymatic[116] hydrolysis. Therefore, biodegradation of Resilon by bacterial/salivary enzymes and endodontically relevant bacteria might occur in the event of apical or coronal leakage. Many studies have been performed and it is seen that leakage results vary too much [Figure 12].

The chemical coupling between contemporary MRBSs and root filling materials is generally weak or insufficiently optimized. In view of the extremely high Cfactor encountered in long, narrow root canals,[117] it is doubtful whether the core materialsealer bond is capable of resisting polymerization shrinkage stresses that develop during the setting of the resin sealer to permit the

realization of the goal of creating a monoblock in the root canal system.

Teixeira et al.[118] showed that roots filled with Resilon/Epiphany exhibited significantly higher fracture load values than those filled with GP/AH26 when the specimens were subjected to vertical loading forces. This finding was supported by other studies demonstrating that roots filled with MRBSs exhibited higher resistance to fracture than those filled with GP and sealers[119] [Figure 13].

Hammad et al.[120] reported that Epiphany and EndoREZ groups showed significantly higher fracture loads than GP and GuttaFlow (Coltene/Whaledent Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA) groups. However, opposing results were reported by other studies showing that bondable root filling materials did not improve the overall mechanical properties of the root dentin. In those studies, the combined use of Epiphany (RealSeal)/Resilon was unable to reinforce endodontically treated teeth against horizontal fracture forces[121123] as well as vertical loading forces.[122124]

It is perceived that MRBSs are not able to influence the mechanical properties of root canal dentin might be due to the following factors: (1) polymerization along the sealerdentin interface in the coronal part of the root is possibly affected by oxygen inhibition;[125] (2) creeping of incompletely polymerized resinous sealers, which results in failure along the sealerdentin interface;[126] (3) presence of residual monomers in the root canals;[127] and most importantly, (4) the low cohesive, tensile, compressive strengths and modulus of elasticity of the currently available root filling materials when compared with dentin, with the former behaving as elastomers that dissipate instead of transmitting stresses.[124]

Toxicity of Epiphany might be explained by the presence of unpolymerized hydrophilic monomers (such as 2hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)) that can easily diffuse into the cell and elicit significant toxicity. Epiphany

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requires body temperature and total elimination of air contact to polymerize. It polymerized within 30 min in an anaerobic environment, but in the presence of air, material setting took up to 7 days.[128]

There is a general consensus that MRBSs used with Resilon or GP were more effectively removed, with fewer remnant filling materials than conventional sealer/FP combinations. Easier removal and less remnant materials would imply that MRBSs do not bond well to sclerotic dentin that is present in the apical part of the canal walls. Epiphany is insoluble in the solvents commonly used in dentistry. Thus, removal of resin sealers from fins, accessory canals, or canal isthmi remains a challenge. Ezzie et al.[129] found that Resilon left less residual debris in the apical third of the root canal; this may be due to the fact that effective removal of the smear layer and subsequent bonding is difficult to achieve in this area.

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