Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 907-911.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2016.09.004

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Performance of Root Canal Sealing Agent Modified by Polyhexamethylene Guanidine

JIA Mei-e1, NAI Zheng-gang1, LIN Jun2, XIE Si-yu1, ZHANG Xue-chen1, REN Jun3, HE Xiang-yi1*   

  1. 1. School of Stomatology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    2. Qingdao Center Hospital, Qingdao 266000, China;
    3. School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Received:2016-02-22 Online:2016-09-26 Published:2016-09-26

Abstract: Objective: To prepare and screen the PHMG modified root canal sealing agent which was in accordance with ISO 6876:2001 standard and study its physical properties and antimicrobial activity. Methods: The physical properties of the root canal sealing agents with different PHMG concentrations were measured according to ISO 6876:6876 rules using ZOE paste as control. The ager diffusion test was employed to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of the materials against the following microbes: E. faecalis, C. albicans, E. Coli and S. aureus in vitro. Results: The liquidity, setting time, film thickness and solubility of eleven samples met the ISO 6876:2001 standard. However, only in the group which the concentration of PHMG was 0.8% to 2.0%, the dimensional change met the ISO 6876:2001 standard. The antimicrobial activity of the PHMG modified root canal sealing agent was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Modified PHMG was prepared and met the ISO standard. The root canal sealing agents with the PHMG concentrations between 0.8% and 1.2% showed the best performance.

Key words: PHMG, Root canal sealing agent, Physical properties, Antimicrobial activity

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