Title

Sealing ability of AH Plus endodontic sealer, seal apex, multi-walled carbon nanotube-incorporated AH plus and carbon nanotube-incorporated seal apex using dye penetration microleakage

Authors

Hrishikesh A Saoji^1,*, Dinesh Rao² & Sandeep Metgud³

Affiliation

¹Pacific University of Health Sciences, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; ²Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Hrishikesh A Saoji - E - mail: hrishikeshsaojii@gmail.com

Dinesh Rao - E - mail: pedodinesh2003@gmail.com

Sandeep Metgud - E - mail: Sandeep@pacificdentalcollege.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2024; Revised September 30, 2024; Accepted September 30, 2024, Published September 30, 2024

Abstract

This study evaluates the sealing ability of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-incorporated root canal sealers in the apical third of the root canal. Fifty extracted single-rooted human teeth were divided into five groups: control (no sealer), MWCNT-incorporated AH Plus, MWCNT-incorporated Seal Apex, AH Plus, and Seal Apex. The sealing ability was assessed through dye penetration microleakage. Results indicated that the MWCNT-incorporated sealers exhibited significantly less microleakage compared to traditional sealers, with MWCNT-incorporated AH Plus showing the least leakage. The control group exhibited the highest microleakage. MWCNTs enhanced the sealing efficacy by improving sealer adaptation to the canal walls. These findings highlight the potential of carbon nanotube-enhanced sealers to improve endodontic treatment outcomes. Further studies incorporating in vivo models and longer evaluation periods are recommended to confirm the clinical applicability of these advanced materials.

Keywords

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, root canal sealers, microleakage & endodontic treatment

Citation

Saoji et al. Bioinformation 20(9): 1154-1158 (2024)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.