Effect of Bioactive Glass-Based Root Canal Sealer on the Incidence of Postoperative Pain after Root Canal Obturation

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 28;17(23):8857. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238857.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a bioactive glass-based root canal sealer, Nishika Canal Sealer BG (CS-BG), on the incidence of postoperative pain (PP) after root canal obturation (RCO). Eleven dentists performed pulpectomy or infected root canal treatments for 555 teeth. During RCO, CS-BG was used. After RCO, the rate of PP and the factors affecting PP (pain during RCO and pain immediately after RCO) were analyzed. PP was observed in eight teeth (1.5%), and within 7 days after RCO, there were no teeth with pain. In these teeth with PP, there was a significant difference in the occurrence of pain during RCO, but not in the occurrence of pain immediately after RCO, when compared with pulpectomy and infected root canal treatment. These clinical results show that CS-BG has an excellent biocompatibility, and can suppress the distress of patients during RCO.

Keywords: bioactive glass-based sealer; bioceramics; biocompatibility; postoperative pain; root canal obturation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dental Pulp Cavity*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain, Postoperative* / epidemiology
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Root Canal Obturation

Substances

  • Root Canal Filling Materials