Ashraf A. Eid

TL;DR: There is not enough evidence yet to support the ability of recently introduced obturation materials to improve clinical performance, so the need to translate anecdotal information into clinically relevant research data on new biomaterials is emphasized.

TL;DR: The quality of obturation achieved by GuttaCore in single-rooted canals is not significantly different from that achieved by warm vertical compaction, and practitioners may find the Gutta Core core-carrier technique a valuable alternative for obTuration of oval-shaped canals.

TL;DR: Positive apical irrigation pressures in excess of the central venous pressure may be generated by some canal cleansing devices when irrigants are delivered at flow rates higher than 1 mL/min, even when the irrigation needle is not wedged into the canal walls.

TL;DR: GIC can be applied over freshly mixed MTA with minimal effects on the MTA, which seemed to decrease with time, and SEM-EPMA showed interfacial adaptation to improve with temporization time and moisture.

TL;DR: It is concluded that tricalcium silicate cements do not induce osteogenic differentiation of hBM-MSCs in vitro.