Sealing ability of white and gray mineral trioxide aggregate mixed with distilled water and 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate when used as root-end filling materials

J Endod. 2007 Dec;33(12):1429-32. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.08.008. Epub 2007 Sep 17.

Abstract

This in vitro study used dye penetration to compare the sealing ability of white and gray mineral trioxide aggregate mixed with distilled water and 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate when used as root-end filling materials. Ninety-six single-rooted human teeth were cleaned, shaped, and obturated with gutta-percha and AH26 root canal sealer. The apical 3 mm of each root was resected, and 3-mm deep root-end cavity preparations were made. The teeth were randomly divided into 4 experimental groups, each containing 20 teeth, and 2 negative and positive control groups, each containing 8 teeth. Root-end cavities in the experimental groups were filled with the experimental materials. After decoronation of the teeth and application of nail polish, the teeth were exposed to India ink for 72 hours and longitudinally sectioned, and the extent of dye penetration was measured with a stereomicroscope. Statistical analysis showed that there were no significant differences among the 4 experimental groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Compounds*
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local*
  • Apicoectomy
  • Bismuth
  • Calcium Compounds*
  • Chlorhexidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Dental Leakage / prevention & control*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Gutta-Percha
  • Humans
  • Oxides*
  • Retrograde Obturation / methods*
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Silicates*
  • Silver
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Titanium
  • Water

Substances

  • Aluminum Compounds
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Drug Combinations
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Oxides
  • Root Canal Filling Materials
  • Silicates
  • mineral trioxide aggregate
  • Water
  • Silver
  • epoxy resin AH-26
  • Gutta-Percha
  • Titanium
  • chlorhexidine gluconate
  • Chlorhexidine
  • Bismuth