Comparative evaluation of apical sealing ability of different root canal sealers.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the short and long term apical sealing ability of different root canal sealers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-five extracted human anterior single-root teeth were used. The coronal part of each tooth was removed and the root canals were prepared with NiTi rotary instruments. Teeth were divided into 5 study groups; Group I MTA Fillapex (Angelus, Brazil); Group II Sealapex (Sybron-Kerr, Romulus, MI, USA) and Group III AH Plus (Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany) (n=15) and negative and positive control groups (n=5). The quality of root canal sealing was assessed by a fluid filtration method performed at 24 h and 180-day time intervals. Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U tests were used to compare the groups. RESULTS: At 24 h evaluation, MTA Fillapex presented significantly less microleakage than the Sealapex and AH Plus (p<0.05). At long term interval (180-day), Sealapex and AH Plus presented significantly less microleakage than the MTA Fillapex (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Sealapex and AH Plus showed significantly better sealing abilities than MTA Fillapex in the long term.