Physico-chemical properties of calcium silicate-based sealers in powder/liquid and ready-to-use forms
Abstract Calcium silicate-based root canal sealers have been developed in powder/liquid or premixed ready-to-use forms. The evaluation of the physico-chemical properties of a prototype powder/liquid MTApex Sealer (Ultradent) in comparison to a ready-to-use material EndoSequence BC Sealer (Brasseler) was performed. The paste/paste epoxy resin-based AH Plus (Dentsply) served as control for comparisons. The sealers were evaluated (n = 6) regarding setting time (in dry and moist environments), flow and radiopacity, following the ISO-6876/2012 standard. Also, the pH was assessed. Material’s surface and chemical characterization was evaluated using scanning-electron-microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive-spectrometry (EDS). Mixed ANOVA, Shapiro-Wilk, Levene, and post-hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction were performed at a significance level of 5%. MTApex Sealer exhibited the highest flow and EndoSequence BC Sealer had a significantly longer setting time in dry compared to the moist environment; however, for MTApex Sealer and AH Plus no significant changes occurred when additional moisture was provided. All materials exceeded 7 mm Al of radiopacity and showed a decreasing alkalinity over the 21 day-analysis. SEM/EDS evaluation resulted in peaks of calcium, silicon, and the respective radiopacifier. The prototype powder/liquid MTApex Sealer had the highest flow and similar setting time in both dry and moist environments; opposingly, EndoSequence BC Sealer was crucially influenced by external moisture. This suggests that the powder/liquid materials’ setting seems to be more predictable.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto
2022
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-64402022000500018 |
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