Table 1.
Examples of bioceramic-based root canal sealers.
| Type | Brand name | Manufacturer | Components |
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| Calcium silicate-based sealer | iRoot SP | Innovative BioCeramix Inc., Vancouver, Canada | Zirconium oxide, calcium silicates, calcium phosphate, calcium hydroxide, filler, and thickening agents |
| EndoSequence BC Sealer | Brasseler USA, Savannah, GA, USA | ||
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| MTA-based sealer | MTA-Fillapex | Angelus, Londrina, PR, Brazil | Salicylate resin, diluting resin, natural resin, bismuth trioxide, nanoparticulate silica, MTA, and pigments |
| Endo CPM sealer | Egeo, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Silicon dioxide, calcium carbonate, bismuth trioxide, barium sulfate, propylene glycol alginate, sodium citrate, calcium chloride, and active ingredients | |
| MTA-Angelus | Angelus, Londrina, PR, Brazil | Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, tetracalcium aluminoferrite, bismuth oxide, iron oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, crystalline silica, and residues (calcium oxide, free magnesium oxide, and potassium and sodium sulphate compounds) | |
| ProRoot Endo Sealer | DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Specialties | Powder: tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium sulphate, bismuth oxide, and a small amount of tricalcium aluminate Liquid: viscous aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer |
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| Calcium phosphate-based sealer | Sankin apatite root canal sealer (I, II, and III) | Sankin Kogyo, Tokyo, Japan | Powder: alpha-tricalcium phosphate and hydroxy-Sankin apatite in type I, iodoform added to powder in type II (30%) and type III (5%) Liquid: polyacrylic acid and water |
| Capseal (I and II) | Experimental [45] | Powder: tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (DCPA), Portland cement (gray cement in type I and white cement in type II), zirconium oxide, and others as powder liquid: hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in sodium phosphate solution | |