Avaliação da radiopacidade de três materiais restauradores provisórios utilizados em endodontia

Abstract

Introduction: Endodontic therapy often cannot be completed in a single session, and the use of temporary restorative material between sessions is required. Radiopacity represents an important property of these materials, be they definitive or provisional, allowing the dentist to differentiate them from other dental structures or even caries. Objective: The objective of this work was to evaluate the radiopacity of three materials used in endodontics as provisional restorers: Coltosol, Villevie and Obtur. Methodology: Twenty samples of each material were made and placed in blister-type forms, which were separated into three groups. All samples were submitted to the oven so that they could take prey. After a period of 24 hours, the samples were radiographed with a digital sensor and then the radiopacity of the materials was evaluated and the data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis for density comparisons using the statistical tests of Anova and Tukey with a significance level of 1%. Results: Coltosol was the one with the lowest radiopacity, while Villevie and Obtur obtained the best results without a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: The results found in this study showed that Villevie and Obtur had the highest radiopacity rates.