An in Vitro Evaluation of Apical Sealing Ability of 3 Different Root Canal Sealers: UV Spectrophotometric Analysis Samrat M R1, Joy Jittu Abraham2,*, Varghese Tom P2, Sahar Anjum2, Purushottham R3, Sujith R4, Nambiar Jayanth5 1Professor & Head of Department, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 2Post Graduate, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 3Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 4Readerd, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 5Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 6Post Graduate, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 7Post Graduate, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Jittu Abraham Joy, Post Graduate, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India, Email-Id- jeevan1009@gmail.com, Mobile No.- 8867245170
Online published on 31 August, 2017. Abstract Objective Successful endodontic therapy depends upon proper cleansing and shaping to eliminate tissue debris and microbes, followed by complete fluid tight seal of root canal system. Apical sealing of root canal system prevents infection by anachoresis, and also blocks the portals of exit to the periapex for microorganisms which, even after instrumentation and disinfection, have survived in the pulp cavity. So the aim of this study was to check the apical sealing ability of 3 different root canal sealers in combination with laterally condensed guttapercha. Methodology Forty mandibular teeth were taken and grouped into four. Biomechanical preparation was done using the step back method and then teeth were obturated by lateral condensation method using the respective sealers ie, Roeko Seal, AH Plus and MTA Fillapex, one group was kept as negative control group. These teeth were then subjected to microleakage evaluation by the dye extraction method using the UV Spectrophotometer. Statistical Analysis One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used for multiple group comparisons followed by Post-hoc Tukey's test for pairwise comparisons Results The mean apical leakage was highest for MTA Fillapex and least for AH Plus group which was statistically significant. Although AH Plus groups demonstrated lesser microleakage than Roekoseal group, but it was not statistically significant. Conclusion Results of this study showed that Roeko Seal & AH Plus sealer can provide better apical seal than MTA Fillapex. Top Keywords AH Plus, Apical Microleakage, Dye Extraction, Fillapex, Roeko Seal, UV Spectrophotometer. Top |