Resistance of a 4-META-containing, methacrylate-based sealer to dislocation in root canals

J Endod. 2008 Jul;34(7):833-7. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.03.028. Epub 2008 May 16.

Abstract

The dislocation resistance of root fillings created with MetaSEAL, a self-adhesive 4-META-containing methacrylate resin-based sealer, was evaluated. Forty-six incisors were cleaned and shaped using NaOCl and EDTA as irrigants. They were filled with gutta-percha/MetaSEAL or gutta-percha/AH Plus sealer using either a single-cone technique or warm vertical compaction (n = 10). The roots were sectioned at the coronal and middle thirds to obtain thin slices, which were subjected to compressive loading to displace the set sealer/filling toward the coronal side of the slice. The remaining six teeth were filled with gutta-percha/MetaSEAL and cryofractured for scanning electron microscopic examination. The push-out strength of AH Plus was significantly higher than MetaSEAL irrespective of filling techniques (p < 0.05). A minimal hybrid layer was seen in radicular dentin, and resin tags were inconsistently identified from canal walls in the MetaSEAL-filled canals. The lower dislocation resistance in MetaSEAL-filled canals challenges the use of a self-adhesive bonding mechanism to create continuous bonds inside root canals.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Dental Bonding*
  • Dental Stress Analysis
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Methacrylates*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Retreatment
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Root Canal Obturation / methods*
  • Statistics, Nonparametric

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Methacrylates
  • Root Canal Filling Materials
  • epoxy resin-based root canal sealer
  • 4-META resin