Table 2.
Sealing ability of bioceramic-based root canal sealers.
Tested sealers | Compared sealers | Obturation technique | Microleakage site | Microleakage test | Duration | Finding | References |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |