Clinical study of retrograde filling with gold leaf: comparison with amalgam.

Authors :: Waikakul A
Punwutikorn J
Source :: Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol] 1991 Feb; Vol. 71 (2), pp. 228-31.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: Thirty-six patients underwent endodontic surgery involving 66 teeth, with each root canal being retrofilled with either gold leaf or amalgam. A follow-up of most patients was conducted for 6 to 24 months. There was no significant difference in bone healing between the gold leaf-filled and amalgam-filled root cavities (p greater than 0.05). Gold leaf appeared to be a good alternative retrograde filling material and had a number of benefits over amalgam.