Antibacterial activity of various root canal sealers and root-end filling materials in dentin blocks infected ex vivo with Enterococcus faecalis


Prestegaard H., Portenier I., Orstavik D., KAYAOĞLU G., Haapasalo M., Endal U.

ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, cilt.72, sa.8, ss.970-976, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/00016357.2014.931462
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.970-976
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: antibacterial agents, endodontics, root canal filling materials, root canal therapy, MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE, DIRECT-CONTACT TEST, IN-VITRO, ENDODONTIC SEALERS, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, INACTIVATION, TUBULES, MEDICAMENTS, THERAPY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. The aim was to investigate the antibacterial activity of the root-end filling materials MTA and IRM, different endodontic sealers and calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)(2)] in experimentally infected dentinal tubules. Materials and methods. Ninety-four human root segments were prepared and the root canals were enlarged to ISO size 90. After smear removal, the specimens were infected with Enterococcus faecalis for 3 weeks. The roots were divided into eight groups and filled either with MTA, IRM, Ca(OH)(2), gutta-percha and EndoRez (ER)/GuttaFlow (GF)/AH Plus (AH+) or with Resilon and Epiphany (EpRe). One group of specimens was left unfilled for control. Half of the specimens were treated for 1 day and the other half for 7 days in humid conditions at 37 degrees C. Dentin samples from each canal were collected by enlarging the canals to ISO size 150; thus a dentinal depth of 300 mu m was sampled. The number of cultivable bacteria was determined for each specimen. Statistical significance was set to 5%. Results. After 1-day or 7-days of treatment, compared to control, all materials (except ER and GF at day 7) significantly reduced the number of bacteria. At day 1 and day 7, no significant difference was found between ER and GF and between Ca(OH)(2), AH+, EpRe, IRM and MTA. However, a significant difference was found between these two groups of materials (except between GF and EpRe at day 7). Significantly more bacteria were cultured in the ER, GF, EpRe and IRM groups at day 7 compared to day 1. Conclusions. All materials exerted varying degrees of antibacterial activity which generally tended to decrease with time. The most stable antibacterial effect throughout the 7-day period was for Ca(OH)(2), AH+ and MTA.