Comparison of Regrowth of Enterococcus faecalis in Dentinal Tubules after Sealing with Gutta-Percha or Resilon

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-448

  Shin, Su Jung ^a   Jee, Sang Wook ^a   Song, Jin Seon ^b   Jung, Il Young ^a   Cha, Jeong Heon ^a   Kim, Euiseong ^a  

^a Oral Science Research Center   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; gutta percha; obturation; sealer

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA; RESILON SEALER; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GUTTA-PERCHA; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION;

EID: 40949110924     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Kakehashi S., Stanley H.R., and Fitzgerald R.J. The effects of surgical exposures of dental pulps in germfree and conventional laboratory rats. J South Calif Dent Assoc 34 (1966) 449-451
2. Moller A.J., Fabricius L., Dahlen G., Ohman A.E., and Heyden G. Influence on periapical tissues of indigenous oral bacteria and necrotic pulp tissue in monkeys. Scand J Dent Res 89 (1981) 475-484
3. Sundqvist G. Bacteriological studies of necrotic dental pulps. [odontological dissertation no. 7] (1976), Umea University, Umea, Sweden
4. Molander A., Reit C., Dahlen G., and Kvist T. Microbiological status of root-filled teeth with apical periodontitis. Int Endod J 31 (1998) 1-7
5. Evans M., Davies J.K., Sundqvist G., and Figdor D. Mechanisms involved in the resistance of Enterococcus faecalis to calcium hydroxide. Int Endod J 35 (2002) 221-228
6. Moorer W.R., and Genet J.M. Evidence for antibacterial activity of endodontic gutta-percha cones. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 53 (1982) 503-507
7. Siqueira Jr. J.F., Favieri A., Gahyva S.M., Moraes S.R., Lima K.C., and Lopes H.P. Antimicrobial activity and flow rate of newer and established root canal sealers. J Endod 26 (2000) 274-277
8. Saleh I.M., Ruyter I.E., Haapasalo M., and Orstavik D. Survival of Enterococcus faecalis in infected dentinal tubules after root canal filling with different root canal sealers in vitro. Int Endod J 37 (2004) 193-198
9. Peters L.B., Wesselink P.R., and Moorer W.R. The fate and the role of bacteria left in root dentinal tubules. Int Endod J 28 (1995) 95-99
10. Weiger R., Rosendahl R., and Lost C. Influence of calcium hydroxide intracanal dressings on the prognosis of teeth with endodontically induced periapical lesions. Int Endod J 33 (2000) 219-226
11. Swanson K., and Madison S. An evaluation of coronal microleakage in endodontically treated teeth: part I-time periods. J Endod 13 (1987) 56-59
12. Khayat A., Lee S.J., and Torabinejad M. Human saliva penetration of coronally unsealed obturated root canals. J Endod 19 (1993) 458-461
13. Tidmarsh B.G. Acid-cleansed and resin-sealed root canals. J Endod 4 (1978) 117-121
14. Mannocci F., and Ferrari M. Apical seal of roots obturated with laterally condensed gutta-percha, epoxy resin cement, and dentin bonding agent. J Endod 24 (1998) 41-44
15. Chivian N. Resilon: the missing link in sealing the root canal. Compend Contin Educ Dent 25 (2004) 823-824 826
16. Shipper G., Orstavik D., Teixeira F.B., and Trope M. An evaluation of microbial leakage in roots filled with a thermoplastic synthetic polymer-based root canal filling material (Resilon). J Endod 30 (2004) 342-347
17. Teixeira F.B., Teixeira E.C., Thompson J.Y., and Trope M. Fracture resistance of roots endodontically treated with a new resin filling material. J Am Dent Assoc 135 (2004) 646-652
18. Hata G., Kawazoe S., Toda T., and Weine F.S. Sealing ability of Thermafil with and without sealer. J Endod 18 (1992) 322-326
19. Orstavik D. Weight loss of endodontic sealers, cements and pastes in water. Scand J Dent Res 91 (1983) 316-319
20. Peters D.D. Two-year in vitro solubility evaluation of four Gutta-percha sealer obturation techniques. J Endod 12 (1986) 139-145
21. Tronstad L., Barnett F., and Flax M. Solubility and biocompatibility of calcium hydroxide-containing root canal sealers. Endod Dent Traumatol 4 (1988) 152-159
22. Wu M.K., Ozok A.R., and Wesselink P.R. Sealer distribution in root canals obturated by three techniques. Int Endod J 33 (2000) 340-345
23. Nair P.N., Sjogren U., Krey G., Kahnberg K.E., and Sundqvist G. Intraradicular bacteria and fungi in root-filled, asymptomatic human teeth with therapy-resistant periapical lesions: a long-term light and electron microscopic follow-up study. J Endod 16 (1990) 580-588
24. Leonardo M.R., Barnett F., Debelian G.J., et al. Root canal adhesive filling in dogs' teeth with or without coronal restoration: a histopathological evaluation. J Endod 33 (2007) 1299-1303
25. Baumgartner G., Zehnder M., and Paque F. Enterococcus faecalis type strain leakage through root canals filled with Gutta-Percha/AH plus or Resilon/Epiphany. J Endod 33 (2007) 45-47