Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics (Aug 2013)

Biocompatibility of root-end filling materials: recent update

  • Payal Saxena,
  • Saurabh Kumar Gupta,
  • Vilas Newaskar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2013.38.3.119
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 3
pp. 119 – 127

Abstract

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The purpose of a root-end filling is to establish a seal between the root canal space and the periradicular tissues. As root-end filling materials come into contact with periradicular tissues, knowledge of the tissue response is crucial. Almost every available dental restorative material has been suggested as the root-end material of choice at a certain point in the past. This literature review on root-end filling materials will evaluate and comparatively analyse the biocompatibility and tissue response to these products, with primary focus on newly introduced materials.