Biocompatibility of dental materials used in contemporary endodontic therapy: A review. Part 2. Root-canal-filling materials

Abstract

Hauman CHJ, Love RM. Biocompatibility of dental materials used in contemporary endodontic therapy: a review. Part 2. Root-canal-filling materials. International Endodontic Journal, 36, 147–160, 2003.

Root-canal-filling materials are either placed directly onto vital periapical tissues or may leach through dentine. The tissue response to these materials therefore becomes important and may influence the outcome of endodontic treatment. This paper is a review of the biocompatibility of contemporary orthograde and retrograde root-canal-filling materials.