In vitro evaluation of a Ceramicrete-based root-end filling material

J Endod. 2007 Dec;33(12):1438-43. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.038. Epub 2007 Sep 17.

Abstract

Ceramicrete is an impervious inorganic binder widely used for encapsulating radioactive and hazardous wastes. This study evaluated the feasibility of using a radiopaque Ceramicrete-based material for root-end fillings. Apical seals of root-end preparations filled with Super EBA (Harry J. Bosworth Co, Skokie, IL), White ProRoot MTA (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties, Tulsa, OK), or Ceramicrete-D were evaluated using a computerized fluid filtration approach after the fillings were immersed in phosphate-containing fluid (PCF). The Ceramicrete-D fillings exhibited significantly (P < 0.05) better seals than the other two commercially available, frequently advocated root-end-filling materials. Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction of Ceramicrete-D after setting revealed a relatively nonporous KMgPO4.6H2O matrix that binds other incompletely reacted and new reaction phases such as CaHPO4.2H2O. Polished dentin slabs filled with Ceramicrete-D and immersed in PCF for 72 hours revealed depositions of acicular-shaped, apatite-like crystallite clusters on the material surface as the pH of the PCF increased with immersion time. The experimental Ceramicrete-based material is potentially bioactive in the presence of PCF.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Compounds
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Dental Leakage / prevention & control
  • Dentin-Bonding Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Filtration
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Oxides
  • Retrograde Obturation / methods*
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Silicates
  • Smear Layer

Substances

  • Aluminum Compounds
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Dentin-Bonding Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Oxides
  • Root Canal Filling Materials
  • Silicates
  • ceramicrete
  • mineral trioxide aggregate
  • Super EBA