Journal of Applied Oral Science (Jun 2009)

Sealing ability of castor oil polymer as a root-end filling material

  • Giovana Ribeiro de Martins,
  • Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho,
  • Marcia Carneiro Valera,
  • Luciane Dias de Oliveira,
  • Leonardo Buso,
  • Alessandra Sverberi Carvalho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572009000300017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 220 – 223

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sealing ability of castor oil polymer (COP), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and glass ionomer cement (GIC) as root-end filling materials. Forty-five single-rooted human teeth were cleaned and prepared using a step-back technique. The apical third of each root was resected perpendicularly to the long axis direction. All teeth were obturated with gutta-percha and an endodontic sealer. After, a root-end cavity with 1.25-mm depth was prepared using a diamond bur. The specimens were randomly divided into three experimental groups (n=15), according to the root-end filling material used: G1) COP; G2) MTA; G3) GIC. The external surfaces of the specimens were covered with epoxy adhesive, except the root-end filling. The teeth were immersed in rhodamine B dye for 24 hours. Then, the roots were sectioned longitudinally and the linear dye penetration at the dentin/material interface was determined using a stereomicroscope. ANOVA and Tukey's tests were used to compare the three groups. The G1 group (COP) presented smaller dye penetration, statistically different than the G2 (MTA) and G3 (GIC) groups (p0.05). The results of this study indicate that the COP presented efficient sealing ability when used as a root-end filling material showing results significantly better than MTA and GIC.

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