Materials (Dec 2017)

Intratubular Biomineralization in a Root Canal Filled with Calcium-Enriched Material over 8 Years

  • Yeon-Jee Yoo,
  • Yoo Sang Lee,
  • Jun Sang Yoo,
  • Hiran Perinpanayagam,
  • Chang Seon Yoo,
  • Hyen Sug Kang,
  • Soram Oh,
  • Seok Woo Chang,
  • Kee-Yeon Kum

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10121388
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 12
p. 1388

Abstract

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This case report describes intratubular biomineralization in root canal, filled with calcium-enriched material after 8 years of clinical maintenance. The schematic findings of dentinal tubules were investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The root canal obturation material was closely adapted to root dentin surface, suggesting the possibility of chemical bonding between the two interfaces. SEM and EDS observation of dentinal tubules showed intratubular biomineralized crystal structures with Ca/P ratio in a range of 1.30–2.12, suggesting bioactive capacity of calcium-enriched material.

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