ArticleCureus2026
Comparative Evaluation of Wettability and Contact Angle Between Endodontic Sealers and Root Canal Lumen After Using Different Irrigants: A Goniometric Study.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction The success of root canal treatment depends on effective chemomechanical preparation and the ability of the obturation materials to establish a durable seal with the root canal dentin. The physicochemical interaction between root canal irrigants and endodontic sealers influences sealer wettability, which plays an important role in dentinal adaptation and sealing ability. Contact angle measurement is a reliable method for evaluating wettability, with lower contact angle values indicating greater spreading ability and surface affinity. The present study evaluated the influence of two commonly used irrigants on the wettability of different endodontic sealers. Aim The aim of the study is to comparatively evaluate the wettability and contact angle of zinc oxide eugenol, calcium hydroxide-based, and epoxy resin-based (AH Plus) endodontic sealers on root canal dentin following irrigation with normal saline and 3.25% sodium hypochlorite using an optical goniometer. Materials and methods Thirty extracted human single-rooted permanent teeth were selected according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Following access cavity preparation and working length determination, biomechanical preparation was performed using 30 K hand files followed by Pro taper files up to F2 with either normal saline or 3.25% sodium hypochlorite as the irrigant. The specimens were divided into two main groups based on the irrigant used: Group A (Normal Saline) and Group B (3.25% Sodium Hypochlorite) (n = 30 each). Each group was further subdivided into three subgroups (n = 10): A1/B1 (Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Sealer), A2/B2 (Calcium Hydroxide-Based Sealer), and A3/B3 (AH Plus Sealer). A standardized 9-µL droplet of each freshly mixed sealer was dispensed onto the root canal lumen, and the contact angle was measured using an optical goniometer. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance, Tukey's post hoc test, and Student's unpaired
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
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.