ROOT CANAL SEALERS IN PRIMARY TEETH – A REVIEW

Aim : To review the clinical outcome of various root canal sealers in primary teeth. Objective : To compare the properties of different root canal sealers in primary teeth. Background : Teeth with infected root canals, particularly those in which the infection has reached the peri radicular tissues, are a common problem in the primary dentition. Zinc oxide-eugenol cement (ZOE) has long been used as a root canal filling material for primary teeth.Nevertheless, ZOE cannot be considered the ideal root canal filling material because it presents limited antimicrobial action and it tends to resorb at a slower rate than the roots of the deciduous teeth.Concerns about these shortcomings of ZOE led to a search for other root canal obturating materials for deciduous teeth (e.g.,materials like pastes containing iodoform, calcium hydroxide, or both). Reason : To recognise the recommended root canal sealer for endodontic treatment of primary teeth in dental practice.