Component Release and Mechanical Properties of Endodontic Sealers following Incorporation of Antimicrobial Agents

Table 2

Benzalkonium chloride release (ppm) from endodontic sealers.

Endodontic sealer	Week 1	Week 4	value
	Concentration (SD) [ppm]	Concentration (SD) [ppm]
N2	41.5 (1.2)	103.2 (7.3)	0.0000
AH Plus	47.9 (3.1)	126.7 (9.8)	0.0000
Endomethasone N	163.6 (8.0)	459.8 (17.6)	0.0004
Apexit Plus	28.3 (1.8)	46.0 (2.0)	0.0001

Statistically significant difference between week 1 and week 4 (one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc Tukey’s honest significant difference (HSD) test).