Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41623821›Full record

ArticleBioinformation2025

Comparative evaluation of apical microleakage in bioceramic and epoxy resin-based sealers using dye penetration and SEM analysis: An

Abdullah Abdullatif Mahdi, Anshad Zaheer, Nabeela Najeeb A P, Krishnan Hari, Ranjith K, Rajani E R

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Bioinformation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Abdullah Abdullatif MahdiDepartment of Restorative and Dental Implants, Allcare Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Anshad ZaheerDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Travancore Dental College, Kollam, India.
Nabeela Najeeb A PDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Krishnan HariDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.
Ranjith KDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Rajani E RDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, KIMS Dental College and Hospital, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Root canal therapy success depends on achieving a hermetic apical seal to prevent microbial reinfection. Sealers play a crucial role in minimizing microleakage and ensuring long-term treatment success. In this study of forty extracted teeth, a bioceramic sealer demonstrated significantly less dye penetration (1.42 ± 0.23 mm) than an epoxy resin-based sealer (2.68 ± 0.31 mm, p < 0. 05). Scanning electron microscopy revealed superior interfacial adaptation with fewer gaps in the bioceramic group, while epoxy resin- based sealers showed more voids and detachment. These findings indicate that bioceramic sealers provide improved sealing and adaptation to dentin, enhancing the apical seal quality in endodontic therapy.

Indexed as

Apical microleakagebioceramic sealerdye penetrationepoxy resin-based sealerroot canal sealersSEM analysis

Identifiers

PMID41623821
PMCPMC12859291

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.