Avaliação do escurecimento dentinário causado por cimentos obturadores endodônticos em função do uso de agitação ultrassônica / Evaluation of dentin discoloration caused by endodontic root canal sealers due to ultrasonic agitation

Introdução: A descoloração da estrutura dentária representa um grande problema estético e uma das razões mais comuns pelas quais os pacientes vão ao cirurgião-dentista. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a descoloração dentinária causada pelo emprego dos cimentos obturadores endodônticos AH Plus, MTA Fillapex, Pulp Ca- nal Sealer EWT e Sealer Plus; além de avaliar a influência do uso da agitação ultrassônica (AUS). Métodos: Oitenta blocos de dentes bovinos foram confeccionados e tiveram cavidades circulares preparadas em suas faces palatinas, deixando remanescente de 2,0mm de espessura. Em seguida, os blocos foram randomicamente divididos em função do cimento utilizado e do uso ou não da AUS (n=10). A cor foi mensurada por meio de um espectrofotômetro após a inserção dos cimentos e restauração das cavidades, nos tempos: imediatamente após a inserção dos cimentos (T0 ), após 7 dias (T1 ) e após 180 dias (T2 ). Resultados: Observou-se alteração de cor clinicamente perceptível (ΔE>3,7) causada pelos quatro cimentos obturadores, tanto após 7 dias quanto após 180 dias. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas entre os grupos nos dois tempos (p>0,05). Conclusões: Pôde-se concluir que os cimentos analisados causaram escurecimento dentinário clinicamente perceptível já após 7 dias, o qual perdurou por todo o período da análise; ainda, que a agitação ultrassônica não interferiu significativamente na ΔE, não influenciando na descoloração dentinária causada pelos cimentos testados (AU).

Introduction: Tooth discoloration is an aesthetic problem commonly reported by patients as one of the main reasons to seek a dentist. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the dentin discoloration caused by AH Plus, MTA Fillapex, Sealer Plus and Pulp Canal Sealer EWT endodontic sealers, associated or not with ultrasonic agitation during the obturation. Methods: Round cavities were prepared on the palatal faces of eighty bovine teeth slabs, preserving a 2 mm of dentin thickness. The slabs were randomly separated in groups by type of sealer employed and based on the use or not of ultrasonic agitation (n = 10). The color was measured by a spectrophotometer after sealer insertion into the cavities (T0), after 7 (T1) and 180 days (T2). Results: Clinically detectable discoloration (∆E > 3,7) was present in all groups at T1 and T2. Statistically significant differences were not found between T1 and T2 (P > .05). Conclusion: All endodontic sealers tested caused dentin discoloration after 7 days. The color-changing persisted thought the entire experimental period. Moreover, the ultrasonic agitation did not influence on the dentin discoloration caused by the endodontic sealers tested (AU).

Penetration of bioceramic and epoxy-resin endodontic cements into lateral canals.

The aim of the present study was to assess the penetration capacity of two endodontic cements, Endosequence BC Sealer and AH Plus, in artificial lateral canals. Twenty-six two-rooted, maxillary first premolars were instrumented to size 40.06 using K3 files. In each root, six lateral canals of two diameters (0.06 and 0.10 mm) were created with a working length of 2, 4, and 6 mm. The specimens were randomly divided into two groups according to the endodontic cement to be used (Endosequence BC Sealer and AH Plus) and obturated by the single-cone technique. The specimens were imaged by digital periapical radiography and scores from 0 to 4 were attributed according to the degree of penetration by sealers into the lateral canals. Data were analyzed statistically by Kruskal-Wallis and Student-Newman-Keuls tests, and a significance level of p < 0.05 was adopted. No significant difference was observed between the two endodontic cements used to fill the simulated lateral canals (p > 0.05). The diameter of lateral canals only influenced the capacity of the Endosequence BC Sealer in filling the canals, and presented greater penetration in the lateral canals of diameter 0.10 mm (p < 0.05). We concluded that the bioceramic endodontic cement Endosequence BC Sealer presented similar ability as AH Plus to fill simulated lateral canals.

Penetration of bioceramic and epoxy-resin endodontic cements into lateral canals

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess the penetration capacity of two endodontic cements, Endosequence BC Sealer and AH Plus, in artificial lateral canals. Twenty-six two-rooted, maxillary first premolars were instrumented to size 40.06 using K3 files. In each root, six lateral canals of two diameters (0.06 and 0.10 mm) were created with a working length of 2, 4, and 6 mm. The specimens were randomly divided into two groups according to the endodontic cement to be used (Endosequence BC Sealer and AH Plus) and obturated by the single-cone technique. The specimens were imaged by digital periapical radiography and scores from 0 to 4 were attributed according to the degree of penetration by sealers into the lateral canals. Data were analyzed statistically by Kruskal-Wallis and Student-Newman-Keuls tests, and a significance level of p < 0.05 was adopted. No significant difference was observed between the two endodontic cements used to fill the simulated lateral canals (p > 0.05). The diameter of lateral canals only influenced the capacity of the Endosequence BC Sealer in filling the canals, and presented greater penetration in the lateral canals of diameter 0.10 mm (p < 0.05). We concluded that the bioceramic endodontic cement Endosequence BC Sealer presented similar ability as AH Plus to fill simulated lateral canals.