Push-Out Bond Strength, Characterization, and Ion Release of Premixed and Powder-Liquid Bioceramic Sealers with or without Gutta-Percha

Table 1

Materials, manufacturers, and composition of the tested sealers.

Sealer	Manufacturer	Lot	Composition
AH Plus™	Dentsply DeTrey GmbH (Konstanz, Germany)	1707000967	Paste A: diepoxide, calcium tungstate, zirconium oxide, aerosil, pigment (Fe oxide); Paste B: 1-adamantane amine; N,N-dibenzyl-5-oxa-nonandiamine-1,9; TCD-diamine; calcium tungstate; zirconium oxide; aerosil; silicone oil
EndoSequence® BC Sealer™	Brasseler USA dental (Savannah, GA, USA)	16001SP	Zirconium oxide, calcium silicates, calcium phosphate, calcium hydroxide, filler, and thickening agents
ProRoot® ES	Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties (Johnson City, TN, USA)	125606	Powder: tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium sulphate, bismuth oxide, and a small amount of tricalcium aluminate; Liquid: viscous aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer
BioRoot™ RCS	Septodont (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France)	B13365	Powder: tricalcium silicate, zirconium oxide, and povidone; Liquid: aqueous solution of calcium chloride and polycarboxylate