title: Microleakage of four root canal sealer cements as determined by an electrochemical technique.
abstract: Eighty-eight teeth were used to determine the sealing quality of four root canal sealer cements--Kerr, Diaket, AH-26, and ProcoSol--via the vertical condensation of warm gutta-percha technique. In addition, limited studies were carried out to determine the sealing quality of injected Hydron and thermoplasticized gutta-percha. A comparison was also made between the lateral condensation of gutta-percha and vertical condensation of warm gutta-percha when Kerr sealer was used. Teeth filled with vertical condensation of warm gutta-percha and AH-26 sealer cement showed lower leakage in one experiment but higher leakage in another. Hydron showed the highest leakage of any material. Teeth filled via vertical condensation of warm gutta-percha and Diaket showed less leakage than the other groups. A statistically significant difference was also found between lateral condensation of gutta-percha and vertical condensation of warm gutta-percha using Kerr sealer cement.
mesh_terms: D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation; D004566:Electrodes; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha