The clinical and radiographic success of Endoflas compared with other root canal obturating materials in primary teeth: A systematic review

Pulpectomy aims at retaining the tooth in the asymptomatic state until exfoliation. Root canalobturating materials should resorb in synchronization with the primary root and get eliminatedrapidly upon accidental extrusion. This systematic review aims at appraising the clinical andradiographic outcomes of Endoflas as an obturating material for primary teeth. An extensiveliterature search on obturating materials used for primary teeth using MeSH terms in PubMed,Cochrane library, and Ovid ® from September 2002 to March 2020. Studies evaluating the clinicaland radiographic success of Endoflas as an obturating material in children were included. From45 retrieved articles, eight qualified for the systematic review. Moderate quality of evidence waselicited in this review. There was a dramatic reduction of inter radicular radiolucency in Endoflasobturated teeth compared to other root canal filling materials. Even for resorption of theextruded material beyond the apex too, Endoflas has depicted a faster clearance rate. Hence,itwas concluded that, Endoflas can be a potential root canal obturating material for treating theprimary teeth, even with furcal radiolucency. We recommend randomized clinical trials satisfyingall the norms of CONSORT guidelines to provide a high quality of evidence.Key Words: Clinical outcomes, Endoflas, Obturating material, Primary teeth, Pulpectomy
Source: Dental Research Journal - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research