The sealing ability of GuttaFlow in oval-shaped canals: an ex vivo study using a polymicrobial leakage model.
OBJECTIVE
To compare systematically the sealing ability provided by four endodontic cements: AH Plus, Pulp Canal Sealer EWT, RoekoSeal and GuttaFlow.


METHODS
A sample of 100 human mandibular incisors with oval-shaped canals was selected from an initial sampling of two hundred teeth. The root canals in 80 teeth were prepared and filled by the same operator using the cold lateral compaction technique with one of the following four cements (n = 20): G1: AH Plus; G2: Pulp Canal Sealer EWT; G3: RoekoSeal and G4: GuttaFlow. Ten teeth with intact crowns served as negative controls and 10 teeth that were not root filled served as positive controls. All teeth were mounted in a two chamber apparatus and then exposed to human saliva. The number of days over a 9-weeks-period was recorded for the appearance of turbidity in the BHI broth. A Log-rank test was used to analyse the leakage data.


RESULTS
Overall, 30% of the samples of the AH Plus group (G1) and 35% of the Pulp Canal Sealer EWT group (G2) were fully contaminated after 9 weeks, whereas 15% of RoekoSeal (G3) and GuttaFlow (G4) groups were fully contaminated. There was a significant difference between (G1/G2) and (G3/G4) (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between G1 and G2 or between G3 and G4 (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The silicone-based sealers revealed the best results throughout the experimental period. Leakage patterns of AH plus and Pulp Canal Sealer were statistically similar.
De-Deus
G
G
Department of Endodontics, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. endogus@gmail.com
Brandão
M C
MC
Fidel
R A S
RA
Fidel
S R
SR
D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004338:Drug Combinations; C515718:GuttaFlow; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha