Retrograde filling materials: a retrospective success-failure study of amalgam, EBA, and IRM

J Endod. 1990 Aug;16(8):391-3. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(06)81912-6.

Abstract

A retrospective study was done to compare the success rates of teeth with three different root end filling materials. The materials studied were SuperEBA, IRM, and zinc-free high-copper spherical amalgam. Radiographs of 488 cases from two geographically distinct offices were used, with the recall period ranging from a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 10 yr. The cases in each office were examined independently using the same criteria. The results revealed that both SuperEBA and IRM demonstrated statistically significant improvements in success rates when compared with amalgam. The success rates were 75% for amalgam, 91% for IRM, and 95% for SuperEBA. The difference between IRM and SuperEBA was not statistically significant.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Apicoectomy
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Dental Amalgam
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Retrograde Obturation / methods*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Root Canal Filling Materials*
  • Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement

Substances

  • Root Canal Filling Materials
  • Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
  • Dental Amalgam