There seems to be no convincing evidence to support the superiority of any material over ZOE , and both ZOE and IP + Ca appear to be suitable as root canal fillings for deciduous teeth
The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether there is a root canal filling for deciduous teeth equally or more effective than zinc oxide-eugenol cement ( ZOE ) .
Clinical and radiological evaluation of zinc oxide-eugenol and Maisto's paste as obturating materials in infected primary teeth--nine months study.
The present study , performed in-vivo , included 30 infected primary teeth in 26 children in the age group of 3 - 8 years . The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of two obturating material s , zinc oxide-eugenol and Maisto 's paste , in infected primary teeth . 30 teeth were divided into two groups of 15 teeth . Teeth in Group I were obturated using zinc oxide-eugenol and those in Group II were obturated using Maisto 's paste . On clinical evaluation , teeth obturated with Maisto 's paste showed 100 % success . Five teeth that were overfilled with Maisto 's paste showed complete resorption of excess material within 3 months while the two teeth overfilled with zinc oxide-eugenol showed incomplete resorption of the excess material even after 9 months . Zinc oxide-eugenol treated cases showed only 26.7 % bone regeneration while in case of Maisto 's paste , it was 93 % . Complete healing of the inter-radicular pathology was seen with Maisto 's paste . However , the pathology was present in 40 % of the zinc oxide-eugenol treated teeth even after 9 months . Maisto 's paste was thus seen to be superior to zinc oxide-eugenol both in clinical as well as radiological evaluation , done over a period of 9 months in relation to bone regeneration , healing of inter-radicular pathology and resorption of excess material
There seems to be no convincing evidence to support the superiority of any material over ZOE , and both ZOE and IP + Ca appear to be suitable as root canal fillings for deciduous teeth
The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether there is a root canal filling for deciduous teeth equally or more effective than zinc oxide-eugenol cement ( ZOE ) .