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Emre Bayram1, Dilek Dalat2, Melike Bayram3
1Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey ,Phone: 03562300036,
Aim:
To evaluate the solubility of five different root canal sealers (AH Plus Jet, RealSeal SE, MTA Fillapex, Tubli-Seal, and Acroseal) in chloroform, eucalyptol and Endosolv-E solvents.
Materials And Methods:
Ninety root canal sealer samples were prepared and then divided into three groups for immersion in a solvent for 2, 5 or 10 minutes. The mean values of the root canal sealers' dissolution in the solvents were obtained by the difference between the preimmersion original weight and the post-immersion weight on a digital analytical scale. Data were statistically analyzed by a Kruskal-Wallis test with a Bonferroni correction.
Results:
Chloroform was a more effective solvent than eucaly-ptol or Endosolv E for all root canal sealers, except for RealSeal SE, at all time points (p < 0.003). RealSeal SE was the least soluble sealer in all solvents at all time points.
Conclusion:
Chloroform demonstrated a superior ability over other solvents in dissolving canal sealing materials, and eucaly-ptol was found to be the least effective solvent in this study.
Clinical Significance:
This study can help to the clinicians about which solvent should be preferred for solving the filling materials in retreatment cases.
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