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Retreatment efficacy of the Epiphany soft resin obturation system
A Hassanloo1, P Watson, Y Finer
1Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Aim:
To assess the efficacy of retreatment of canals filled with the Epiphany System with and without solvent, with particular reference to the extent of canal enlargement during retreatment.
Methodology:
Sixty roots with canals prepared to apical size 45 were embedded in resin blocks and sectioned vertically. Digital micrographs of canal walls were captured. Roots were re-assembled and filled with Epiphany/Resilon (experimental) or gutta-percha/AH Plus (control). After 8 weeks, canals were retreated to size 45 with or without chloroform, and the time recorded. Roots were split, imaged, re-assembled, retreated to size 55, split and imaged. Root-filling residue, traced at three canal levels, was expressed as percentage of canal surface.
Results:
Residue percentage was greater (t-test, P < 0.01) in the experimental group than in the control. Most residue in all specimens was in the apical third (ANOVA, P < 0.01). Chloroform and enlargement to size 55 decreased residue in both groups (t-test, P < 0.01). Retreatment time was longer in the experimental group (P < 0.05), and reduced by chloroform in both groups (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
The Epiphany System was retreatable with and without chloroform, with lesser efficacy than gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer.