Evaluating In Vitro Performance of D-Limonene as a Solvent for Facilitating Patency in Simulated Root Canals Obturated with a Bioceramic Sealer
Abstract
Bioceramic sealers associated with single-cone obturation techniques are increasingly prevalent. One outcome study published in 2018 examined 307 teeth with an average follow-uptime of 30 months and found a success rate of 90.9% (Chybowski). Even with this optimistic initial outlook for single-cone techniques using bioceramic sealers, clinicians who perform retreatment should expect to see some of these teeth with recalcitrant disease. Conventional retreatment techniques (heat, chloroform, rotaries, and hand files) achieve a measure of material removal (Donnermeyer, Romeiro), but it can be especially difficult to achieve patency through the bioceramic sealer at the apical extent of the canal when the gutta-percha cone was seated short of the apical foramen (Hess, Eymirli). This indicates that there is room for improved retreatment protocols.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 31, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1186343
Entities
People
- Cooper A. Pasque
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences