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Volume 7 Issue 3 (March, 2019)

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In vitro Evaluation of Sealing Ability and Marginal Adaptation of Different Root canal Sealers
Anupama Ahirwar, Deesha Kumari, Aditi Chohan, Shilpa M

Background: The purpose of root canal treatment is to maintain a tooth free of infection. In order to achieve successful treatment, the use of materials and techniques capable of providing a fluid tight seal from the apical part of the canal to the coronal margin in order to prevent reinfection. So the present study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the sealing ability and marginal adaptation of different root canal sealers. Materials and Method: Sixty extracted mature human mandibular premolars were used in this study. The teeth were cleaned of debris and soft tissue remnants and were stored in saline solution.  Canal preparation was done and teeth were randomly divided into 3 experimental groups (n=20). Group 1: EndoRez, sealer, Group 2: Conventional zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) sealer, Group 3: AH Plus sealer. A hard tissue microtome was used to section the samples vertically. Coronal and apical halves of root canal was viewed under scanning electron microscope. Results: Maximum Marginal adaptation was shown by AH plus sealer (5.12± 0.08) followed by the EndoRez sealer (2.50 ± 0.42) and Conventional zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) sealer (1.20± 0.10). There was a statistically significant difference (p=0.001) between the coronal and apical marginal adaptation with AH Plus sealer followed by EndoRez sealer (p-0.05). But Conventional zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) sealer did not show any significant difference between the coronal and apical marginal adaptation.  Conclusion: On conclusion,  AH Plus sealers showed significantly better marginal adaptation and has got better sealing ability compared to Endorez and conventional zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE).
Keywords: AH Plus, Endorez, sealers, zinc oxide eugenol

Received: 8 February, 2019                               Revised: 27 February, 2019                     Accepted: 28 February, 2019
Corresponding Author: Dr. Anupama Ahirwar, Senior Resident, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India,

This article may be cited as: Ahirwar A, Kumari D, Chohan A, M Shilpa. In vitro Evaluation of Sealing Ability and Marginal Adaptation of Different Root canal Sealers. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(3): 112-115.

 
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