Evaluation of success and failure after endodontic therapy using a glass ionomer cement sealer

J Endod. 1995 Jul;21(7):384-90. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(06)80976-3.

Abstract

The purpose of this multicenter, prospective clinical study was to assess the treatment results following endodontic therapy using a glass ionomer cement sealer (Ketac-Endo) and to relate the results to various clinical factors. A total of 486 teeth were treated by three operators, using the "standardized technique" for canal preparation and either single cone or laterally condensed gutta-percha, in one or multiple treatment sessions. Six to 18 months postoperatively, the treatment results were assessed clinically and radiographically, and related to preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors using a chi 2 analysis with 5% level of significance. Of 378 followed-up teeth, there was a 78.3% success, 15.6% incomplete healing, and 6.1% failure. Statistically, differences in the results were related to the number of canals (p < 0.04), primary treatment and retreatment (p < 0.02), pulp vitality (p < 0.001), periapical lesion (p < 0.001), preoperative symptoms (p < 0.003), operative complications (p < 0.001), and absence of restoration (p < 0.03). It was concluded that these treatment results were compatible with those reported in previous studies, and supported the clinical use of Ketac-Endo as an acceptable endodontic sealer.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glass Ionomer Cements*
  • Gutta-Percha
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Periapical Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Periapical Diseases / therapy*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prospective Studies
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Root Canal Obturation / methods
  • Root Canal Therapy / methods*
  • Treatment Failure
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Glass Ionomer Cements
  • Ketac Endo
  • Root Canal Filling Materials
  • Gutta-Percha