Cimentos biocerâmicos na endodontia: uma revisão de literatura.

Abstract

The filling of the root canal system aims to fill empty spaces and promote an airtight seal preventing bacterial invasion and reinfection in periapical tissues. That is why it is necessary to look for cements that have satisfactory physical-chemical and biological properties. The objective of this work was to carry out a narrative-type bibliographic research about the clinical applicability of bioceramic obturators and repairers used in endodontics. Bioceramic cements were introduced to the market in an attempt to improve and improve the properties of existing conventional cements. These cements can be of repairing and filling type and are composed of: calcium silicate, calcium phosphate, calcium hydroxide. Bioceramic cements have excellent biocompatibility due to their similarity with biological tissues, in addition to having a differential from conventional endodontic cements, which is their bioactivity. It can be concluded that the bioceramic cements of the repairer type, already used for some time in Endodontics, have their advantages well established in the literature. Bioceramic obturator cements, in spite of having excellent properties, still lack further clinical studies to ensure their advantages.