title: Considerations in the selection of a root-end filling material.
abstract: Surgical root canal treatment often includes the placement of a root-end filling material. New materials have recently emerged to challenge the long-standing position of amalgam as the root-end filling material of choice. This review discusses several of the commonly used root-end filling materials, with emphasis on indications and contraindications for the use of each.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010087:Oxides; D012184:Retrograde Obturation; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C031667:IRM cement; D003723:Dental Amalgam; C084074:Super EBA