Apicectomy: a comparative clinical study of amalgam and glass ionomer cement as apical sealants.
Healing capacity after apicectomy was investigated in a randomized clinical study of 105 teeth apically sealed with either amalgam or glass ionomer cement. The results were evaluated clinically and radiographically after 1 year. The success rate was high for both materials: 91% for amalgam and 89% for glass ionomer cement. Contamination with moisture and blood adversely affected the outcome for both materials and was significantly more frequent in unsuccessful cases.
Zetterqvist
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Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
Hall
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Holmlund
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D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000379:methods; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D001840:Dental Bonding; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012184:Retrograde Obturation; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D014945:Wound Healing
D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D003723:Dental Amalgam