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

Table 3

Cetylpyridinium chloride release (ppm) from endodontic sealers.

Endodontic sealer	Week 1	Week 4	value
	Concentration (SD) [ppm]	Concentration (SD) [ppm]
N2	98.0 (55.7)	142.4 (142.0)	0.0061
AH Plus	65.2 (56.9)	140.4 (106.7)	0.0000
Endomethasone N	95.8 (47.5)	152.0 (38.9)	0.0006
Apexit Plus	15.5 (13.0)	34.2 (22.1)	0.0000

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