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ROOT CANAL SEALERS:

The objectives of endodontic therapy are the complete removal of pathogenic organisms and stimuli that cause irreversible damage the tooth and three-dimensional filling of the root canal system. Gutta percha is the most commonly employed primary obturating material. However, gutta percha alone cannot result in a hermetic seal of the root canal. For this reason, low viscosity materials known as root canal sealers are used in conjunction with the primary obturating material to ensure a hermetic seal of the root canal. Dental root canal sealing materials along with the solid core material play an important role in achieving a fluid tight seal.

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Root Canal Sealers Classification:

Root canal sealers have been classified by eminent dentists such as Ingle and Clark.

 

Ingle’s Classification of Root Canal Sealers:

• Zinc oxide eugenol based sealers
• Calcium hydroxide containing sealers
• Resin based sealers
• Glass Ionomer based sealers
• Experimental Sealers

 

Clark’s Classification of Root Canal Sealers:

• Absorbable
• Non-absorbable

 

What are the ideal requirements of a root canal sealer?

Grossman put forth the ideal requirements of root canal sealants as follows:

• They should be tacky which enhances adhesion with the canal wall when set
• Provide a hermetic seal
• Must be radiopaque for identification in the radiograph
• Must have bacteriostatic properties
• Should set slowly allowing a long working time
• Should shrink when set
• Should not stain the tooth structure
• Must be insoluble in tissue fluids
• Must be biocompatible
• Should be soluble in a common solvent
• Must not be mutagenic or carcinogenic
• Should not provoke an immune response in periradicular tissue

 

What are the different types of Root Canal Sealers?

 

Zinc oxide eugenol based sealers:

The following are the different types of ZOE based root canals sealers:

• Rickert Sealer :-
  • Silver added for radiopacity
  • Might cause staining of teeth
  • Removal of all cement from access cavity can reduce chances of staining
• Roth’s Sealer :-
  • Developed by Grossman in 1958
  • Non staining
  • Meets most of Grosssmans requirements for sealers
• TubliSeal :-
  • 2 pastes system
  • Non-staining
• Watch’s Cement :-
  • Smooth mix
  • Non staining

 

Medicated versions of zinc oxide eugenol sealers are also present. They are:

 

• Sealers containing formaldehyde as an antibacterial agent – Eg. Endomethasone root canal sealer
• Non eugenol sealers – Eg. Nogenol root canal sealer

 

Calcium hydroxide containing sealers:

 

• CRCS (Calciobiotic Root Canal Sealer) :
  • CaOH + ZOE
  • Osteogenic effect
  • Takes up to 3 days to set fully
• SealApex:
  • 2 paste system
  • 3 weeks to reach final set of material
• Apexit:
  • A high quality root canal sealer
• Vitapex II:
  • Contains 40% iodoform
  • Iodoform has bactericidal properties
• MCS (Medicated Canal Sealer):
  • An iodoform containing root canal sealer

 

Epoxy Resin based root canal sealers:

 

• Diaket:
  • First introduced in 1951
  • Resin reinforced chelate
  • Very tacky
• AH-26:
  • Epoxy resin based sealer
  • Low solubility, slight shrinkage and biocompatible
  • Also sold as Therma Seal
• AH-Plus:
  • 2 paste systems
  • Less chances of tooth staining
  • Less toxicity
  • Highly biocompatible

 

Glass Ionomer based sealers:

 

• Ketac Endo:
  • Modified GIC
  • Introduced in 1991
  • Favourable biological, chemical and physical properties

 

Experimental Sealers:

 

• Bis GMA Unfilled resin:
  • Tested as a sealer
  • Biocompatible
  • Impossible to remove from the canal

 

• Pit & Fissure sealants (low viscosity):           
  • Low viscosity resins have been tried as root canal filing materials
  • Removal of the smear layer is important
• Isopropyl Cyanoacrylate:
  • Has been adequate in sealing the canals
  • Not approved by the FDA
• Polyamide Varnish:
  • Less effective than ZOE
• Dentin Bonding Agents:
  • The efficacy of DBAs as root canal sealers were tested at the University of Minnesota
  • It was seen that they might play a major role in achieving an endodontic seal

 

What are the brands selling root canal sealers online in India?

Septodont, Meta, Prime Dental, Ivoclar Vivadent, Voco, Ultradent, Dentsply, Coltene, Ramen Insta, Deor, Prevest Denpro, Diadent, Ammdent, Medicept, Angelus, TehnoDent, MAARC, Oro and Pulpdent are a few of the many brands selling endodontic root canal sealing materials online at PinkBlue.in

 

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