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INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
Volume 36, Issue 10, Pages 660-669Publisher
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00705.x
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degradation; disintegration; endodontic sealers; physical properties; weight loss
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Aim To compare the weight loss of eight different root-canal sealers in water and in artificial saliva with different pH values. Methodology For standardized samples (n = 12 per group), ring moulds were filled with epoxy resin (AH 26, AH Plus)-, silicone (RSA RoekoSeal)-, calcium hydroxide (Apexit, Sealapex)-, zinc oxide-eugenol (Aptal-Harz)-, glass-ionomer (Ketac Endo)- and polyketone (Dial;et)-based sealers. These samples were immersed in double-distilled water or artificial saliva with different pH values (7.0,5.7 and 4.5) for 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 1 h, 2 h, 10 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 14 days and 28 days. Mean loss of weight was determined and analysed statistically using a one-way ANOVA and Student-Newman-Keuls test for all pairwise comparisons. Results Most sealers were of low solubility, although Sealapex, Aptal-Harz and Ketac Endo showed a marked weight loss in all liquids. Even after 28 days of storage in water, AH 26, AH Plus, RSA RoekoSeal, and Dial;et showed less than 3% weight loss. At exposure times greater than 14 days, Sealapex showed the significantly greatest weight loss of all sealers tested (P < 0.05). Aptal-Harz and Ketac Endo were significantly more soluble in saliva (pH 4.5) than in water (P < 0.05). Conclusions Under the conditions of the present study, AH Plus showed the least weight loss of all sealers tested, independent of the solubility medium used. Sealapex, Aptal-Harz and Ketac Endo had a marked weight loss in all liquids.
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