A comparison of White MTA and bioceramic repair cements as rootend sealants

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the three materials ability to prevent glucose leakage through root-end
fillings: Ceramicrete, BioAggregate, and white ProRoot MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate).
Materials and methods: Following root canal instrumentation, the apical 3 mm of maxillary
incisors were resected and retro preparations, 3 mm in depth, were created with ultrasound. Rootend cavities were filled with the tested materials (15 roots per group). All roots were mounted in a
double-chamber system to assess glucose penetration using 15 psi pressure application. After 1 h,
glucose concentrations in the lower chamber were measured following an enzymatic reaction. Four
roots were used as controls. One-way anova verified differences in glucose leakage between groups
and Tukey test performed multiple comparisons. Significance was set at a = 5%.
Results:There was a significant difference between the three materials (anova, P < 0.05).
Ceramicrete had significantly lower glucose penetration than BioAggregate (Tukey, P < 0.05).
There was no difference between the two bioceramic cements and white MTA (P > 0.05).
Conclusions Both endodontic bioceramic repair cements displayed similar leakage results to white
MTA when used as root-end fillings materials. Ceramicrete had significantly lower glucose
penetration