Title
Experimental Sealers Containing Metal Methacrylates: Physical and Biological Properties
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rossato T.
Gallas J.
da Rosa W.
da Silva A.
Piva E.
Lund R.
School of Dentistry
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical properties, the antimicrobial effect, and the biocompatibility of dual polymerization experimental sealers after the incorporation of dibutyltin (ET) or calcium (EC) methacrylate at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 5%. Methods: RealSeal (RS; SybronEndo, Glendora, CA) was used as a commercial control. Materials were evaluated regarding film thickness, degree of conversion, radiopacity, antimicrobial effect against Enterococcus faecalis using the modified direct contact test, and cell viability. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance followed by the Tukey test or the Student-Newman-Keuls test in SigmaPlot 12.0 (Systat Software, Inc, Point Richmond, CA) (P =.05). Results: The film thickness of the dibutyltin and calcium were greater than experimental sealers following the standards given by ISO 6876:2012. For degree of conversion, dual polymerization was not influenced by the addition of metal methacrylate. Regarding the modified direct contact test, calcium and dibutyltin at all concentrations showed antimicrobial activity when compared with the positive control after 48 hours of contact (P <.05). In cell viability, ET at all concentrations showed high cytotoxicity similar to RS, and EC at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 2% showed moderate cytotoxicity that was less than 5% of calcium and RS. Conclusions: It was concluded that calcium and dibutyltin methacrylate incorporation in experimental sealers promoted the antimicrobial effect. The incorporation of calcium methacrylate at 0.5%, 1%, and 2% seemed to be a good treatment option to provide antimicrobial activity associated with moderate cytotoxicity and adequate physical properties.
Start page
1725
End page
1729
Volume
43
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica) Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85028454927
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Endodontics
ISSN of the container
00992399
Sponsor(s)
Supported by the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (an undergraduate scholarship and a productivity scholarship grant #313294/2014-3 of fellow researcher of technological development and innovative extension [DTI-2]). The authors deny any conflicts of interest related to this study. National Research Council Sri Lanka 313294/2014-3, DTI-2 National Health and Medical Research Council
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