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. 2016 May 3;2016:9753210. doi: 10.1155/2016/9753210

Table 2.

Sealing ability of bioceramic-based root canal sealers.

Tested sealers Compared sealers Obturation technique Microleakage site Microleakage test Duration Finding References
Capseal I and Capseal II Sankin apatite, AH Plus, Sealapex, and zinc oxide-based sealer (Pulp Canal Sealer-Kerr) Lateral condensation technique Apical Anaerobic bacterial leakage Every day for a period of 90 days Capseal I and Capseal II especially Capseal II showed good sealing ability, comparable to that of AH Plus Yang et al. [45]

Endo CPM and Experimental MTA-based sealer AH Plus, Sealer 26, Epiphany SE, Sealapex, Activ GP, and Endofill Cold lateral condensation Coronal Bacterial leakage Every 24 h for a period of 120 days Activ GP, Endo CPM sealer, and MTAS were less resistant to leakage Oliveira et al. [46]

Experimental calcium phosphate injectable sealer Sealapex Lateral condensation for Sealapex group and single silver cone for experimental sealer Apical Poly-R dye penetration test 5 days Sealing ability was satisfactory in both groups with no significant difference Cherng et al. [19]

Experimental MTA and fluorodoped MTA (FMTA) sealers AH Plus Warm vertical compaction Apical Fluid filtration method 24 hours, 48 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months FMTA and AH Plus had a significantly better sealing ability than MTA Gandolfi and Prati [47]

iRoot SP AH Plus Continuous wave condensation technique with both sealers and single cone technique with iRoot SP Apical Fluid filtration method 24 hours, 1 week, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks iRoot SP was equivalent to AH Plus sealer in apical sealing ability Zhang et al. [20]

MTAS Pulp Canal Sealer Warm vertical compaction technique Coronal Fluid filtration method 1 day and 28 days MTAS had sealing ability comparable to Pulp Canal Sealer Camilleri et al. [48]

ProRoot Endo Sealer (DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Specialties) Pulp Canal Sealer and AH Plus Warm vertical compaction technique Coronal Fluid filtration method 7 days and 35 days Sealing ability of ProRoot Endo Sealer and AH Plus is better than that of Pulp Canal Sealer Weller et al. [49]

Sankin apatite root sealer types I, II, and III Roth's sealer, Sealapex, and Kerr root canal sealer Lateral-vertical condensation technique Apical Dye penetration using silver nitrate Not stated Sealing ability of Sankin apatite II was second better after Sealapex Barkhordar et al. [50]

Sankin apatite types I, II, and III Grossman's sealer Lateral condensation technique Apical Methylene blue dye 48 hours All sealers showed minimal leakage with no significant difference Bilginer et al. [35]