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, the method comprising: a) filling the root canal with a combination comprising: 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 comprising: 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 kit for use in filling and sealing a root canal during an endodontic procedure, said kit comprising:
a) an obturator composed in a first part of fiberglass and in a second part of a chemically-bondable material; and
b) a self-adhesive resin-based cement or sealer;
wherein the kit does not comprise an adhesive primer.
2 . The kit 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 kit according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically-bondable material is a polyester based thermoplastic material.
4 . The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically-bondable material is a resin-modified glass ionomer.
5 . The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the kit comprises a self-adhesive cement.
6 . The kit according to claim 5 , wherein the self-adhesive cement comprises a polymerizable composite material comprising at least one multifunctional acid containing monomer.
7 . The kit according to claim 1 , wherein the kit comprises a self-adhesive sealer.