Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research (SJODR)
Volume-3 | Issue-11 | 363-367
Original Research Article
Wetter the Better: Comparative Evaluation of Wettability of 3 Different Root Canal Sealers on Dentin: An in vitro Study
Dr. Sania Singh, Dr. Udita Khare, Dr. Meera Uday Kulkarni
Published : Nov. 30, 2018
Abstract
Comparative evaluation of wettability of 3 different root canal sealers on
dentin. 30 dentin blocks were prepared from single rooted maxillary anterior teeth.
After storage and adequate cleaning protocol, they were surface treated with 17%
EDTA (Glyde File Prep, Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) Prime Dental
Products) for 5 minutes. Following this, they were divided into 3 groups (n=10) for:
Group I: AH Plus, Group II: Endo Sequence BC Sealer, Group III: MTA Fillapex.
Controlled volume of each sealer was placed onto the dentin blocks using a
customized wire loop. The contact angle in each case was measured using Dataphysics
OCA Easydrop software on a dynamic contact angle analyzer for 1 minute. Readings
will be analysed with suitable statistical tests. The contact angle values for AH Plus
sealer were significantly lower when compared to the other two sealer groups. The
wettability of AH Plus sealer on the root surface dentin was found to be better than
Endosequence BC Sealer and Endoseal MTA.