A comparative prospective randomized clinical study of MTA and IRM as root-end filling materials in single-rooted teeth in endodontic surgery
- PMID: 16200680
- DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.03.027
A comparative prospective randomized clinical study of MTA and IRM as root-end filling materials in single-rooted teeth in endodontic surgery
Abstract
Objective: Randomized clinical prospective study to evaluate the application of MTA and IRM as retrograde sealers in surgical endodontics.
Study design: One hundred single-rooted teeth were surgically treated. After randomization, MTA or IRM was used as a retrosealer. Radiographs were taken 1 week, 3 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Assessment was performed by 2 independent assessors 1 year after surgery. Both treatment groups were homogeneous in their composition, and clinical features and radiographic findings were classified according to Rud's classification.
Results: Complete healing was observed in 64% of the MTA-treated teeth vs 50% of the IRM-treated teeth. Incomplete healing was seen in 28% (MTA) vs 36% (IRM), and unsatisfactory in 6% (MTA) vs 14% (IRM). Only 1 failure was seen (MTA). No statistically significant differences were found between the 2 retrofilling materials.
Conclusion: As root-end filling materials in this clinical prospective randomized design on single rooted teeth, MTA and IRM had the same clinical effectiveness.
Comment in
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Is MTA an effective root-end filler for endodontic surgery?Evid Based Dent. 2006;7(2):33. doi: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400396. Evid Based Dent. 2006. PMID: 16858372 No abstract available.
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MTA and IRM as root-end filling materials in endodontic surgery.Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Aug;102(2):143-4; author reply 144-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.11.019. Epub 2006 Jun 19. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006. PMID: 16876050 No abstract available.
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