Ideal root filling material




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From: I. Blake McKinley, Jr.
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:12 AM

Grant and Fred,

Isn't the reason we use sealer is because the gutta percha leaks?  Doesn't the gutta
percha simply displace the sealer into a thin film to minimize its shrinkage so that
the sealer's properties are maximized?

Blake McKinley, Jr., DDS
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From: Fred Barnett
To: ROOTS
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 2:14 PM

Grant,

Good post.

You are right; as gutta-percha leaks, why DO we continue to use it?  Because we can
retreat it?  Maybe Grossman's criteria for root filling materials needs to be
revisited.

The ideal filling material may be MTA.  (NO, I don't own stock, yet).  After proper
(and I mean proper) debridement & disinfection of the canal system, place ~5mm of
MTA.  You can then back-fill w/gp (so a post can be placed), back-fill with
composite resin (which will strengthen the tooth), whatever. - Fred