Effect of chitosan nanoparticle, QMix, and EDTA on TotalFill BC sealers’ dentinal tubule penetration: a confocal laser scanning microscopy study

Aydın Z. U., Özyürek T., Keskin B., Baran T.

Odontology, vol.107, no.1, pp.64-71, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 107 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10266-018-0359-0
  • Journal Name: Odontology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.64-71
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2018, The Society of The Nippon Dental University.The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of chitosan nanoparticle, QMix, and 17% EDTA on the penetrability of a calcium silicate-based sealer into dentinal tubules using a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Sixty mandibular premolar teeth were selected and randomly divided into three groups (n = 20) before root canal preparation according to the solution used in the final rinse protocol: chitosan, QMix, and EDTA groups. Twenty teeth of each group were filled with a TotalFill BC sealers’ single gutta-percha cone and with 0.1% rhodamine B. The specimens were horizontally sectioned at 3 and 5 mm from the apex, and the slices were analyzed in CLSM (4×). Total percentage and maximum depth of sealer penetration were measured using confocal laser scanning microscopy with using Image J analysis software. Dentinal tubule’s penetration depth, percentage, and area were measured using imaging software. Kruskal–Wallis test was used for statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at 5%. Results of Kruskal–Wallis analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the percentage and depth of sealer penetration among all groups at 3 and 5 mm level sections (P < 0.05). Within the groups, the minimum sealer penetration depth was recorded for chitosan nanoparticle group. Greater depth of sealer penetration was recorded at 5 mm as compared to 3 mm in all the groups. Within the limitation of the present study, it can be concluded that QMix and EDTA promoted sealer penetration superior to that achieved by chitosan nanoparticle.