title: Clinical study of retrograde filling with gold leaf: comparison with amalgam.
abstract: Thirty-six patients underwent endodontic surgery involving 66 teeth, with each root canal being retrofilled with either gold leaf or amalgam. A follow-up of most patients was conducted for 6 to 24 months. There was no significant difference in bone healing between the gold leaf-filled and amalgam-filled root cavities (p greater than 0.05). Gold leaf appeared to be a good alternative retrograde filling material and had a number of benefits over amalgam.
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waikakul
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Punwutikorn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012184:Retrograde Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006046:Gold; D003723:Dental Amalgam