Original Article Evaluation of Apical Contamination in Teeth with Prefabricated Posts Fixed with Different Dental Cements

Objective: To assess the sealing capacity of different dental cements regarding apical microleakage on teeth with prefabricated posts. Material and Methods: Forty-eight single-rooted teeth were selected and, after having their coronal part removed at 10mm standard, underwent endodontic cleaning and preparation. The space for the post was prepared with # 3 Largo bur at 7 mm standard value. The study included the following groups: Group I, post prefabricated with # 1 intracanal glass fiber cemented with zinc phosphate cement (n = 12); Group II, post prefabricated with # 1 intracanal glass fiber cemented with conventional glass ionomer cement, Vidrion C (n = 12); Group III, post prefabricated with # 1 intracanal glass fiber cemented with chemical action resin cement, Multilink (n = 12). Two groups of six teeth each were also included, one as negative control group and the other as positive control. After cementing, teeth were tested through a dual-chamber experimental model, using Enterococcus Faecalis for apical contamination. Results: The control groups behaved as expected: positive control group with total contamination in 11 days and negative control group without an