Press Release, December 2014
- N2 Endodontic Cement Old and proven
controversy
-
but
not
without
The N2 method was developed in the early
1950s, based on the assumption that only a gas
was capable of reaching all branches of the root
canal system, and named after the Swiss
dentist Dr. Angelo Sargenti (1917 – 1999). The
antiseptic element of the probably most famous
root canal cement N2 is paraformaldehyde.
Dr. Robert Teeuwen a German practitioner of
the Sargenti technique has performed and
documented
16,108 endodontic treatments
with N2. Only 5 treatments required more than
one appointment!
What does the N2 method comprise? No canal
rinsing. The use of the reamer as sole root
canal instrument. Rubberdam for safety’s sake.
The use of the strongly antimicrobial N2 as root
canal filling material (the powder contains 5 %
formaldehyde, EU approval as medical device
6/1998). Root canal treatment in one
appointment.
Despite of professorship concerns, N2 has
been approved in the EU. Even Sweden has
reaccepted the method in 2011. Publications
show that newer methods don't deliver better
results.
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