TABLE 1.
Composition of commercial endodontic sealers
Tested material | Manufacturer | Constituents |
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AH Plus | Dentsply, Konstanz, Germany | Paste A: Bisphenol-F epoxy resin, zirconium oxide, Bisphenol-A epoxy resin, silica, calcium tungstate, and Iron oxide pigments Paste B: Tricyclodecanediamine, dibenzyldiamine, aminoadamantane zirconium oxide, calcium tungstate, silicone oil, and silica |
GuttaFlow 2 | Coltene, Langenau, Switzerland | Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), gutta-percha powder, zirconium dioxide, platinum catalyst, coloring agents, micro silver |
Dia-ProSeal | DiaDent Group, Cheongju-si, Korea. | Base: Bisphenol-F epoxy resin, Bisphenol A-co-epichlorohydrin, zirconium oxide, siloxanes and silicones, calcium hydroxide, iron oxide, Catalyst: zirconium oxide, hexamethylenetetramine, siloxanes, silicones, calcium tungstate, calcium hydroxide |
Pulpdent Root Canal Sealer | Pulpdent Corp. Watertown, U.S.A. | Powder: Zinc stearate, zinc oxide, barium sulphate, and calcium phosphate Liquid: Canada balsam and eugenol |