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. 2014 Nov;17(6):579-82.
doi: 10.4103/0972-0707.144609.

Evaluation of the apical sealing ability of bioceramic sealer, AH plus & epiphany: An in vitro study

Suprit Sudhir Pawar  1 , Madhu Ajay Pujar  1 , Saleem Dadapeer Makandar  1
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Evaluation of the apical sealing ability of bioceramic sealer, AH plus & epiphany: An in vitro study

Suprit Sudhir Pawar et al. J Conserv Dent. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: This in vitro study evaluated and compared the microleakage of three sealers; Endosequence bioceramic (BC) sealer, AH Plus and Epiphany.

Materials and methods: Study was done on 75 extracted human single rooted permanent teeth, which were decoronated and the root canals were instrumented. The specimens were randomly divided into three groups (n = 25) and obturated by continuous wave condensation technique. Group A: using Endosequence BC, Group B: using AH Plus sealer, Group C: using Resilon Epiphany system. Microleakage was evaluated using dye penetration method. Teeth were split longitudinally and then horizontally markings were made at 2, 4 and 6 mm from the apex. Dye penetration evaluation was done under stereomicroscope (30X magnification).

Results: The dye penetration in Group B was more than in Group A and C in both vertical and horizontal directions, suggesting that newly introduced BC sealer and Epiphany sealer sealed the root canal better compared to AH Plus Sealer.

Conclusion: Newer root canal sealers seal the root canal better but cannot totally eliminate leakage.

Keywords: AH Plus; apical microleakage; bioceramic; epiphany; methylene blue; sealers.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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