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Retrievability of Calcium Silicate-based Root Canal Sealers During Retreatment: An Ex Vivo Study
Carlos A Carrillo1, Timothy Kirkpatrick1, Kim Freeman1
1Department of Endodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry, Houston, Texas, USA.
Introduction:
The retrievability of calcium silicate-based sealers (CSSs) during nonsurgical retreatment has been equivocal. This study compared the retrievability of 3 different CSSs using 1 of 3 different solutions or no solution.
Methods:
A total of 130 extracted teeth with a straight canal were decoronated to a standardized root length. The canals were instrumented to 35/.04 and divided into 3 groups (BC: EndoSequence BC sealer; EBC: EdgeBioceramic; NEO: NeoSEALERFlo), and each group was further divided into 4 subgroups (6% sodium hypochlorite; 5% acetic acid; carbonated water; no solution). After sealer placement, each master gutta-percha cone was placed intentionally 2 mm short of the working length (WL) to ensure the apical 2 mm was filled only with sealer. After storage for 21 days at 37°C and 100% humidity, retreatment was performed until apical patency was obtained. The operator was blinded to the CSS and solution used. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance to compare apical patency rates and the mock chair-times.
Results:
Overall success rates for apical patency in BC, EBC, and NEO were 63.64%, 69.77%, and 100%, respectively. There was significantly higher apical patency rate in NEO than BC and EBC. The chair-time for NEO was significantly shorter than BC (P < .05) and EBC sealer (P < .001). There was no significant difference in the chair-time between BC and EBC sealer groups.
Conclusion:
BC, EBC, and NEO sealers in a straight canal were consistently retrievable when no solution was used. Compared with no solution, the retrievability of BC, EBC, and NEO decreased when solutions were used.
