Assessment of cytotoxic potential of root canal sealers after hardening – an ex vivo study

Journal Title: Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 69, Issue 0

Abstract

The aim of this study was to perform a comparative assessment of the toxic action of root canal sealers currently on the market on human gingival fibroblasts after setting.The inserts with an equal quantity of set root canal sealers were transferred into 24-well culture dishes containing human gingival fibroblasts cultured in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). The dishes with materials were incubated at 37°C, 100% humidity and in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 for 24 h. The cytotoxic effects of the root canal materials were measured by the mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase activity in living cells using tetrazolium bromide (MTT assay).Epiphany and Sealapex exhibited high toxicity towards human gingival fibroblasts – 25.57% ± 0.88 and 27.63 % ± 2.35 respectively (less than 30% live cells in the culture). The remaining materials were characterized by lack of a cytotoxic effect (over 90% of live cells in the culture). None of the preparations exhibited moderate or low toxicity.The majority of root canal sealers tested after hardening were well tolerated by human gingival fibroblasts. Only two materials were characterized by high toxicity: with methacrylate (Epiphany) and calcium hydroxide (Sealapex).

Authors and Affiliations

Małgorzata Pawińska, Elżbieta Łuczaj-Cepowicz, Anna Kierklo, Grażyna Marczuk-Kolada, Adam Hołownia

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Małgorzata Pawińska, Elżbieta Łuczaj-Cepowicz, Anna Kierklo, Grażyna Marczuk-Kolada, Adam Hołownia (2015). Assessment of cytotoxic potential of root canal sealers after hardening – an ex vivo study. Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine, 69(0), 503-509. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-67671