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The effect of chlorhexidine gluconate as an endodontic irrigant on the apical seal: long-term results.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether chlorhexidine gluconate (0.12%), used as an endodontic irrigating solution, would affect the apical seal of three root canal cements. One hundred, extracted, human, single-canal teeth were divided into 9 experimental groups of 10 teeth each, in addition to a positive and negative control group of 5 teeth each. The teeth were decoronated at the level of the CEJ, accessed, instrumented to a Master apical file #50, irrigated with either sterile saline, 5.25% NaOCl, or 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate, and dried using paper points. Obturation was accomplished using lateral condensation and one of three endodontic sealers: Roth's 811, AH 26, or Sealapex. Postobturation apical leakage was measured at 270- and 360-day observation periods using the fluid filtration method. Using the mixed-model repeated-measures ANOVA test with Tukey's honest significance difference multiple comparison procedure, the results showed the saline-Sealapex combination had significantly more leakage (p < 0.05) than either the Peridex-Sealapex or saline-Roth's combinations at 270 days. No other significant differences were noted between any sealer-irrigant combination at 270 days. The saline-Sealapex combination had significantly more leakage than the saline-Roth's combination at 360 days. No other significant differences were noted at 360 days. Under the conditions of this study, chlorhexidine gluconate irrigant did not adversely affect the apical seal of three root canal cements at 270 and 360 days.[1]

References

  1. The effect of chlorhexidine gluconate as an endodontic irrigant on the apical seal: long-term results. Ferguson, D.B., Marley, J.T., Hartwell, G.R. Journal of endodontics. (2003) [Pubmed]
 
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