Endodontic procedure using self-adhesive resin cements and sealers or self etching adhesives and chemically bondable obturators
A method of filling and sealing a root canal during an endodontic procedure involves: a) filling the root canal with a combination of: i) an obturator composed at least in part of a chemically-bondable material; and ii) a self-etching adhesive or self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer; and b) curing the combination to seal the root canal. Also disclosed is a kit for carrying out the method, the kit having as components: a) an obturator composed at least in part of a chemically-bondable material; and b) a self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer.
1. A method of filling and sealing a root canal during an endodontic procedure, said method comprising:
a) filling said root canal with a combination consisting of:
i) an obturator composed in a first part of fiberglass and in a second part of a chemically-bondable material; and
ii) a self-etching adhesive or self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer; and
b) curing said combination to seal said root canal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically-bondable material is gutta percha treated in such a way as to render the gutta percha chemically bondable.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically-bondable material is a polyester based thermoplastic material.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically-bondable material is or contains a glass ionomer or resin-modified glass ionomer.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the root canal is filled with a combination consisting of the obturator and a self-adhesive cement.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the self-adhesive cement comprises a polymerizable composite material comprising at least one multifunctional acid containing monomer.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the root canal is filled with a self-adhesive sealer.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the combination is cured by light.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the combination is cured chemically.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the combination is cured both by light and chemically.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the self-etching adhesive or self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer comprises acid-containing monomers.
12. The method of filling and sealing a root canal during an endodontic procedure according to claim 1 , said method comprising:
a) without previously separately applying adhesive primer to the walls of a root canal, filling said root canal with a combination consisting of:
i) an obturator composed in a first part of fiberglass and in a second part of a chemically-bondable material; and
ii) a self-etching adhesive or self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer; and
b) curing said combination to seal said root canal.