Effect of smear clear and some other commonly used irrigants on dislodgement resistance of mineral trioxide aggregate to root dentin

This study aimed to assess the push-out bond strength of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to root canal dentin after irrigation with Smear Clear in comparison with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), 2% chlorhexidine (CHX) and saline as commonly used root canal irrigants.The coronal and mid-root areas of maxillary anterior teeth were horizontally sectioned into one-millimeter thick slices. The root canal lumen of dentinal slices was dilated using a diamond bur with 1.3 mm diameter. After the application of MTA, the samples were incubated in 100% humidity for 10 minutes and were then randomly divided into four groups (n=20) and immersed in Smear Clear, 2.5% NaOCl, 2% CHX and saline for 30 minutes. No irrigant was used for the control group (n=20). A wet cotton pellet was placed on the samples and after 48 hours of incubation, push-out bond strength was measured using a universal testing machine. The samples were evaluated under a stereomicroscope to determine the mode of failure. One-way ANOVA was used to assess statistical differences among the groups.The control group showed the highest bond strength with significant differences with other groups (P 0.05). Other pairwise comparisons showed no significant difference (P>0.05).Irrigation with Smear Clear, CHX and NaOCl did not cause a significant change in bond strength of MTA to dentin. Key words:Root Canal Irrigants, push-out, Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, dentin.