title: A comparative evaluation of sealing ability of rootcanal sealers.
abstract: The importance of apical seal has always been stressed in endodontic therapy. Root canal sealers have been used along with gutta percha to enhance the seal. The apical sealing ability of AH26/silverfree, a modified version of AH26, a resin based sealer was compared with tubliseal, a zincoxide eugenol based sealer using methylene blue dye penetration method. AH26/silverfree showed superior sealing ability.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, 575 001, India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Suprabha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vidya
mesh_terms: D001729:Bismuth / Q000737:chemistry; D004396:Coloring Agents; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000145:classification; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008709:Methenamine / Q000737:chemistry; D008751:Methylene Blue; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D012389:Root Canal Obturation; D018915:Root Canal Preparation; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D019279:Resin Cements; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C050718:dentinol; D012834:Silver; C028044:epoxy resin AH-26; C048769:tubliseal; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D014025:Titanium; D008709:Methenamine; D008751:Methylene Blue; D001729:Bismuth