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ReviewActa biomaterialia2014

Ability of new obturation materials to improve the seal of the root canal system: a review.

Guo-Hua Li, Li-Na Niu, Wei Zhang, Mark Olsen, Gustavo De-Deus, Ashraf A Eid, Ji-Hua Chen, David H Pashley, Franklin R Tay

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Review in Acta biomaterialia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 137 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Guo-Hua Li *Department of Stomatology, Fuzhou Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Li-Na Niu *Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Mark OlsenNorth Shore Endodontics, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Gustavo De-DeusUNIGRANRIO, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ashraf A EidDepartment of Dental and Biomedical Material Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Ji-Hua ChenDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
David H PashleyDepartment of Oral Biology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Franklin R TayDepartment of Endodontics, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Air Force Medical University · CNGeorgia Regents Medical Center · USNagasaki University · JPTongji Hospital · CNUniversidade Unigranrio · BR

Funding

Reasons for poor durability of resin-dentin bondsR01DE015306 · NIDCR · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG) · PI PASHLEY, DAVID H · 2004 to 2013
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NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015306NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015306-06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New obturation biomaterials have been introduced over the past decade to improve the seal of the root canal system. However, it is not clear whether they have really produced a three-dimensional impervious seal that is important for reducing diseases associated with root canal treatment. A review of the literature was performed to identify models that have been employed for evaluating the seal of the root canal system. In vitro and in vivo models are not totally adept at quantifying the seal of root canals obturated with classic materials. Thus, one has to resort to clinical outcomes to examine whether there are real benefits associated with the use of recently introduced materials for obturating root canals. However, there is no simple answer because endodontic treatment outcomes are influenced by a host of other predictors that are more likely to take precedence over the influence of obturation materials. From the perspective of clinical performance, classic root filling materials have stood the test of time. Because many of the recently introduced materials are so new, there is not enough evidence yet to support their ability to improve clinical performance. This emphasizes the need to translate anecdotal information into clinically relevant research data on new biomaterials.

Indexed as

Materials TestingRoot Canal ObturationAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicDental Pulp CavityHumansRoot Canal Filling MaterialsRoot Canal Filling MaterialsLeakage modelsRoot canalRoot filling materialsSealabilityTreatment outcome

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PMID24321349
PMCPMC3939610
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