Effect of root canal sealer and artificial accelerated aging on fibreglass post bond strength to intraradicular dentin.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of root canal sealers (RCS) and specimen aging on the bond strength of fibre posts to bovine intraradicular dentin. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 80 teeth were used according the groups - Sealapextm, Sealer 26®, AH Plus® and specimens aging - test with no aging and with aging. The canals prepared were filled using one of each RCS. The posts were cemented. Roots were cross-sectioned to obtain two slices of each third. Samples were submitted to push-out test. Failure mode was evaluated under a confocal microscope. The data were analysed by ANOVA, Tukey's, and Dunnet tests (α = 0.05). RESULTS: No significant difference was detected among RCS. Aged control presented higher bond strength than immediate control. The aging did not result significant difference. Adhesive cement-dentin failure was prevalent in all groups. CONCLUSIONS: RCS interfered negatively with bonding of fibreglass posts cemented with self-adhesive resin cement to intraradicular dentin. Key words:Fibreglass post, bond strength, root dentin, endodontic sealer, aging.

Terapia periodontal de suporte: objetivos, procedimentos e intervalos / Supportive periodontal therapy: objectives, procedures and intervals

A Terapia Periodontal de Suporte (TSP) denota a necessidade básica dos procedimentos terapêuticos para que os pacientes, por meio de esforços próprios, possam controlar a infecção periodontal, sendo considerada abordagem que está diretamente relacionada com o sucesso da terapia periodontal como um todo. Inúmeras experiências clínicas sobre os efeitos em longo prazo do tratamento de periodontite têm demonstrado que manutenção profissional cuidadosa pós-terapêutica é parte integrante do tratamento periodontal, constituindo o único meio de garantir a manutenção por longo período dos efeitos benéficos da terapia. Assim, o objetivo desse artigo é revisar alguns aspectos relacionados à TSP, incluindo filosofia e periodicidade do tratamento, índices para controle periodontal, abordagem profissional, recursos e técnicas disponíveis bem como o processo de reavaliação de pacientes. A avaliação desses tópicos permite afirmar que a TSP é pré-requisito indiscutível para garantir resultados benéficos dos tratamentos com manutenção dos níveis de inserção clínica por longos períodos de tempo, mesmo que abordagens em relação à avaliação contínua do risco nos níveis do paciente, dos dentes e dos sítios dos dentes representem desafio para o conceito da TSP.

Supportive Periodontal Therapy (SPT) denotes the basic need of therapeutic procedures in order patients can control periodontal infection through their own efforts, considering the approach that is directly related to the success of the periodontal therapy as a whole. Several clinical experiences on long-term effects of periodontitis treatments have shown that a careful professional post-therapeutic maintenance therapy is part of the periodontal treatment, consisting in the only means of assuring the maintenance of the therapy beneficial effects in long term. This paper aims to review a few aspects related to SPT, including philosophy and frequency of treatment, periodontal control indexes, professional approach, available resources and techniques, as well as the process of reassessing patients. The analysis of those topics allows us to state that SPT is an undeniable prerequisite to ensure beneficial outcomes of periodontal treatment with maintenance of clinical attachment levels for long periods, even though approaches to continuous assessment of the patient?s risk levels, teeth and tooth sites pose a challenge to SPT concept.