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Guttaflow® Bioseal: Not Just For Filling, Also For Healing

GuttaFlow bioseal is a state-of-the-art obturation material used for sealing and filling root canals.
 
Hydroxylapatite crystals are formed on contact with the body’s own fluids. These in turn are natural components of bone and tooth tissue and support the healing process. This helps ENDO experts as well as beginners to create a lasting solution for their patients.

Owing to the slight expansion of GuttaFlow, the canal is sealed tightly. The increase in pH value over several weeks and the formation of the hydroxylapatite crystals support the healing process in the root canal.¹

Where endodontic filling materials remain in the body for many years, it is important that there are no adverse effects. In studies, conventional materials demonstrate toxic characteristics ranging from “marginally toxic”, “moderately toxic” to “severely toxic”, which has an effect on the tissue biocompatibility of the materials. Studies have confirmed that GuttaFlow is extremely biocompatible with tissue.²


Clinical investigations on conventional GuttaFlow are organised within the context of a multi-centre study under the direction of NIOM (Nordic Institute for Dental Material Testing) and conducted in clinics in

 Germany, Norway and the USA. The closing study report shows excellent healing results.On the basis of the PAI Scoring system, success rates of 0.7 - 0.8 were measured which were documented over a period of one year.³

Obturation under extreme conditions

Every endodontic treatment is different. But when the patient weighs over 150 kg, the canines are 14 cm long and the treating physician has half an hour to work before he risks his life, GuttaFlow literally saves him from the mouth of the lion!


Article Published in May/June 2023 Dental Solutions 

REFERENCES

¹ Study: Maria Giovanna Gandolfi et al. (2016) Properties of a novel polysiloxane- Gutta Percha calcium silicate-bioglass-containing root canal sealer. Dent Mater. 32(5) p 113-126

² Study: Mar Collado-Gonzalez et al. (2017) Cytotoxicity of GuttaFlow Bioseal, GuttaFlow2, MTA Fillapex, and AH Plus on Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells. J Endod. 43(5) p 816-822

³ Huumonen S, Lenander-Lumikari M, Sigurdsson A, Orstavik D (2003) Healing of apical periodontitis after endodontic treatment: a comparison between a silicone-based and a zinc oxide-eugenol-based sealer. Int Endod J 36, 296-301

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