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Neurotoxicity of various root canal sealers on rat sciatic nerve: an electrophysiologic and histopathologic study

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to compare the neurotoxicity of various root canal sealers on rat sciatic nerve by electrophysiologic and histopathologic analyses.

Materials and methods

A total of 40 male rats were randomly divided into five groups: Control, AH Plus, GuttaFlow, Sealapex and Smartpastebio. Sciatic nerves of the rats were uncovered using the surgical procedures, and the prepared sealers were then applied on nerves with a polyethylene tube vehicle for 15 days. Nerve potentials were recorded at initial exposure, 5, 30 and 120 min (early phase), and 15 days (late phase) by an electrophysiologic analysis system for all groups. The obtained measurements were then used to calculate the nerve conduction velocities (NCV). Subsequently, all rats were sacrificed, and their sciatic nerves were removed for histopathologic analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests for intergroup variables and the Friedman and Wilcoxon test for intragroup variables. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

Results

There was no significant difference between early and late phase results in the control group. This group showed little or no lasting damage to nerve tissue. All sealers decreased the NCV in the early phase time periods, but this decrease was only statistically significant in the AH Plus group at 120-min time period (P < 0.0125). During the late phase, the AH Plus and GuttaFlow groups almost reached initial NCV values, and it was lower than the initial values in the Sealapex and Smartpastebio groups. However, this decrease was not statistically significant. When intergroup comparisons were performed, statistically significant differences occurred at 30 min in the Sealapex group and 120 min in the AH Plus group compared with the control group (P < 0.0125). All sealers induced neurotoxicity as a result of degenerative and inflammatory responses of nerve tissue in histologic analysis. Histologic analysis revealed Sealapex and GuttaFlow to be the most and least neurotoxic, respectively.

Conclusions

All tested root canal sealers exhibited a variable degree of neurotoxicity depending on their chemical compositions.

Clinical relevance

Apical extrusion of endodontic filling materials may cause undesired consequences, such as inflammation and severe neurotoxic damage; therefore, extrusion factor plays an important role during the root canal treatment.

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  1. Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

    Buket Tuğ Kılkış & Tamer Taşdemir

  2. Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Kürşat Er

  3. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

    Mehmet Yildirim

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey

    Fatih Taskesen

  5. Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey

    Levent Tümkaya & Yıldıray Kalkan

  6. Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Serper

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Tuğ Kılkış, B., Er, K., Taşdemir, T. et al. Neurotoxicity of various root canal sealers on rat sciatic nerve: an electrophysiologic and histopathologic study. Clin Oral Invest 19, 2091–2100 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-015-1447-y

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