Research Article

A Comparative Chemical Study of Calcium Silicate-Containing and Epoxy Resin-Based Root Canal Sealers

Table 1

The percentage (weight%) of elements in the tested root canal sealers.

ElementRoot canal sealer
BioRootWell-Root STMTA FillapexAHPlus

C5.6–6.25.4–6.020.0–21.931.4–34.5
O35.1–37.137.9–39.321.3–22.819.2–21.2
Si8.4–9.44.6–5.44.5–6.9
Cl1.1–1.30.4–0.6
Ca25.0–26.621.0–22.10.1–0.24.5–4.9
Zr20.3–22.622.2–27.415.1–18.6
Na0.3–0.4
Mg0.5–0.6
Al1.9–2.5
Ti1.0–2.111.5–15.60.1–0.2
Bi34.4–38.90.3–0.4
W22.5–24.4