Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes

Background: The complex anatomy of root canals in primary teeth makes root canal treatment and canal filling difficult. Root canal filling materials should meet the basic requirements for hermetic filling in terms of their physicochemical properties, such as radiopacity and viscosity, which might...

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Main Authors: Melike Kurt, Ebru Hazar Bodrumlu
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Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine 2025-01-01
Series:Acta Stomatologica Croatica
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/476306
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description Background: The complex anatomy of root canals in primary teeth makes root canal treatment and canal filling difficult. Root canal filling materials should meet the basic requirements for hermetic filling in terms of their physicochemical properties, such as radiopacity and viscosity, which might be affected by heat. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different temperatures on the filling quality and hermetic obturation ability of primary root canal filling pastes. Materials and Methods: Primary root canal filling pastes containing calcium hydroxide with barium sulphate and calcium hydroxide with iodoform were heated to four different temperatures (4°C, 23°C, 39°C and 55°C). After instrumentation, 80 endodontic blocks were filled with the heat-treated sealers. Digital radiographs were taken and analysed. The results were analyzed using Tukey’s HSD, two-way Robust ANOVA, and the Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons. Results: The results of this study, the obturation radiopacity values of calcium hydroxide paste containing barium sulphate showed significant differences at different temperature values. Paste at 4°C showed significantly higher radiopacity (p<0.001). Paste at 55°C showed both significantly higher radiopacity (p<0.001), and the total unfilled area values obtained at 55°C was found to be significantly lower than the other temperatures (p=0.025). Conclusion: It was observed that the preheating process had a positive effect both on the filling quality and hermetic obturation capacity of primary root canal sealants at high temperatures.
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spelling doaj-art-d307411ab6284d3fbdc57b0f95555c292025-08-20T03:08:21ZengUniversity of Zagreb. School of Dental MedicineActa Stomatologica Croatica0001-70191846-04102025-01-01591152510.15644/asc59/1/2Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal PastesMelike Kurt0Ebru Hazar Bodrumlu1Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, TurkeyZonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, TurkeyBackground: The complex anatomy of root canals in primary teeth makes root canal treatment and canal filling difficult. Root canal filling materials should meet the basic requirements for hermetic filling in terms of their physicochemical properties, such as radiopacity and viscosity, which might be affected by heat. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different temperatures on the filling quality and hermetic obturation ability of primary root canal filling pastes. Materials and Methods: Primary root canal filling pastes containing calcium hydroxide with barium sulphate and calcium hydroxide with iodoform were heated to four different temperatures (4°C, 23°C, 39°C and 55°C). After instrumentation, 80 endodontic blocks were filled with the heat-treated sealers. Digital radiographs were taken and analysed. The results were analyzed using Tukey’s HSD, two-way Robust ANOVA, and the Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons. Results: The results of this study, the obturation radiopacity values of calcium hydroxide paste containing barium sulphate showed significant differences at different temperature values. Paste at 4°C showed significantly higher radiopacity (p<0.001). Paste at 55°C showed both significantly higher radiopacity (p<0.001), and the total unfilled area values obtained at 55°C was found to be significantly lower than the other temperatures (p=0.025). Conclusion: It was observed that the preheating process had a positive effect both on the filling quality and hermetic obturation capacity of primary root canal sealants at high temperatures.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/476306Tooth, DeciduousRoot Canal TherapyRoot canal filling materialsViscosity Author Keywords: HeatingRoot canalCalcium hydroxide
spellingShingle Melike Kurt
Ebru Hazar Bodrumlu
Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
Acta Stomatologica Croatica
Tooth, Deciduous
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal filling materials
Viscosity Author Keywords: Heating
Root canal
Calcium hydroxide
title Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
title_full Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
title_fullStr Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
title_short Assessment of Root Canal Filling Capacity and Quality of the Root Canal Pastes
title_sort assessment of root canal filling capacity and quality of the root canal pastes
topic Tooth, Deciduous
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal filling materials
Viscosity Author Keywords: Heating
Root canal
Calcium hydroxide
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