Research Article
Physicochemical Properties of Epoxy Resin-Based and Bioceramic-Based Root Canal Sealers
Table 1
ISO 6876/2012 and ANSI/ADA specification number 57 standards.
| | ISO standards | ANSI/ADA standards |
| Setting time | When ≤30 min, ≤110% stated by the manufacture | Within 10% of setting time stated by the manufacturers | When >30 min, <72 hours, within the range (min) | Flow | ≥20 mm | ≥25 mm | Solubility | ≤3% for 24 hours | ≤3% for 24 hours | Dimensional change | Shrinkage (contraction) ≤1% for 30 days | Expansion ≤ 0.1% for 30 days | Radiopacity | ≥3 mm aluminum thickness |
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