Vladimir Biočanin1, Đorđe Antonijević2, Srđan Poštić3, Dragan Ilić4, Zorica Vuković5, Marija Milić6, Yifang Fan7, Zhiyu Li8, Božidar Brković6, Marija Đurić9. 1. Faculty of Pharmacy and Health, University of Travnik, Travnik, Bosnia; Faculty of Dentistry, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia. 2. Laboratory for Anthropology, Institute for Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Laboratory for Atomic Physics, Institute for Nuclear Science "Vinca", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 3. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 4. Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 5. Department of Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia. 6. Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 7. School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou, Fujian, China. 8. College of Foreign Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 9. Laboratory for Anthropology, Institute for Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address: marijadjuric5@gmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The outcome of periapical surgery has been directly improved with the introduction of novel material formulations. The aim of the study was to compare the retrograde obturation quality of the following materials: calcium silicate (Biodentine; Septodont, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA+; Cerkamed Company, Stalowa Wola, Poland), and glass ionomer cement (Fuji IX; GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). METHODS: Materials' wettability was calculated concerning the contact angles of the cements measured using a glycerol drop. Cements' porosity was determined using mercury intrusion porosimetry and micro-computed tomographic (μCT) imaging. Extracted upper human incisors were retrofilled, and μCT analysis was applied to calculate the volume of the gap between the retrograde filling material and root canal dentin. Experiments were performed before and after soaking the materials in simulated body fluid (SBF). RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found among the contact angles of the studied materials after being soaked in SBF. The material with the lowest nanoporosity (Fuji IX: 2.99% and 4.17% before and after SBF, respectively) showed the highest values of microporosity (4.2% and 3.1% before and after SBF, respectively). Biodentine had the lowest value of microporosity (1.2% and 0.8% before and after SBF, respectively) and the lowest value of microgap to the root canal wall ([10 ± 30] × 10-3 mm3). CONCLUSIONS: Biodentine and MTA possess certain advantages over Fuji IX for hermetic obturation of retrograde root canals. Biodentine shows a tendency toward the lowest marginal gap at the cement-to-dentin interface.
INTRODUCTION: The outcome of periapical surgery has been directly improved with the introduction of novel material formulations. The aim of the study was to compare the retrograde obturation quality of the following materials: calcium silicate (Biodentine; Septodont, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA+; Cerkamed Company, Stalowa Wola, Poland), and glass ionomer cement (Fuji IX; GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). METHODS: Materials' wettability was calculated concerning the contact angles of the cements measured using a glycerol drop. Cements' porosity was determined using mercury intrusion porosimetry and micro-computed tomographic (μCT) imaging. Extracted upper human incisors were retrofilled, and μCT analysis was applied to calculate the volume of the gap between the retrograde filling material and root canal dentin. Experiments were performed before and after soaking the materials in simulated body fluid (SBF). RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found among the contact angles of the studied materials after being soaked in SBF. The material with the lowest nanoporosity (Fuji IX: 2.99% and 4.17% before and after SBF, respectively) showed the highest values of microporosity (4.2% and 3.1% before and after SBF, respectively). Biodentine had the lowest value of microporosity (1.2% and 0.8% before and after SBF, respectively) and the lowest value of microgap to the root canal wall ([10 ± 30] × 10-3 mm3). CONCLUSIONS:Biodentine and MTA possess certain advantages over Fuji IX for hermetic obturation of retrograde root canals. Biodentine shows a tendency toward the lowest marginal gap at the cement-to-dentin interface.
Authors: Fernanda Ferrrari Esteves Torres; Reinhilde Jacobs; Mostafa EzEldeen; Juliane Maria Guerreiro-Tanomaru; Bernardo Camargo Dos Santos; Éverton Lucas-Oliveira; Tito José Bonagamba; Mario Tanomaru-Filho Journal: J Mater Sci Mater Med Date: 2020-01-21 Impact factor: 3.896