title: A 1-year follow-up study on leakage of four root canal sealers at different thicknesses.
abstract: Determination of leakage using a fluid transport model allows measurement of leakage in a longitudinal manner. Leakage of four sealers at three different thicknesses in 225 bovine root sections, after storage in water for 1 year, was measured again using the same methodology. The change in seal over time for each sealer was observed. The results after the second measurement showed that every sealer produced the best seal when the sealer layer was the thinnest. AH26, Ketac-Endo and Tubli-Seal showed a reduction in leakage over time and gave significantly less leakage than Sealapex (P<0.005). Sealapex showed significantly more leakage after storing in water for 1 year (P<0.005). Therefore, the long-lasting seal of sealer may, among other influencing factors, depend on the layer thickness and the solubility of the material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Wesselink
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boersma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001729:Bismuth; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D002417:Cattle; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003763:Dental Leakage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008709:Methenamine; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D012459:Salicylates; D012834:Silver; D012995:Solubility; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium; D014867:Water; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C074934:Ketac Endo; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012459:Salicylates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D014867:Water; C055601:Sealapex; D012834:Silver; C028044:epoxy resin AH-26; C048769:tubliseal; D014025:Titanium; D008709:Methenamine; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D001729:Bismuth