title: Solubility evaluation of different root canal sealing materials.
abstract: To evaluate the solubility of five different root canal sealers (AH Plus Jet, RealSeal SE, MTA Fillapex, Tubli-Seal, and Acroseal) in chloroform, eucalyptol and Endosolv-E solvents.
  
  
  
  Ninety root canal sealer samples were prepared and then divided into three groups for immersion in a solvent for 2, 5 or 10 minutes. The mean values of the root canal sealers' dissolution in the solvents were obtained by the difference between the preimmersion original weight and the post-immersion weight on a digital analytical scale. Data were statistically analyzed by a Kruskal-Wallis test with a Bonferroni correction.
  
  
  
  Chloroform was a more effective solvent than eucaly-ptol or Endosolv E for all root canal sealers, except for RealSeal SE, at all time points (p < 0.003). RealSeal SE was the least soluble sealer in all solvents at all time points.
  
  
  
  Chloroform demonstrated a superior ability over other solvents in dissolving canal sealing materials, and eucaly-ptol was found to be the least effective solvent in this study.
  
  
  
  This study can help to the clinicians about which solvent should be preferred for solving the filling materials in retreatment cases.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey ,Phone: 03562300036, e-mail: bayremre@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Ankara University, Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalat
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayram
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003511:Cyclohexanols / Q000737:chemistry; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000077591:Eucalyptol; D005052:Eucalyptus; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D008422:Materials Testing; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C477053:Acroseal; D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D003511:Cyclohexanols; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010087:Oxides; C511498:Real Seal composite resin; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; D012997:Solvents; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C534916:epoxy resin-based root canal sealer; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C048769:tubliseal; D002725:Chloroform; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D000077591:Eucalyptol
keywords: Endodontic sealers; Retreatment; Solubility; Solvents.