DESCRIPTION
Endodontic cement.
N-RICKERT is an endodontic cement used as an intracanal filling material.
The powder and liquid form a viscous mixture, which are used with gutta-percha cones.
The setting of this cement is a reaction between Zinc Oxide and Eugenol, which in the presence of water forms zinc eugenolate. The resin improves mixing characteristics and delays setting time. Radiopacity is optimized by silver.
The N-RICKERT formulation is similar to the cement developed by RICKERT, which was one of the first to be used and meets the requirements of a good endodontic cement: it has good adhesiveness; good penetration; adapts to the root canal walls (large flow in the first 24 hours); high radiopacity (silver); easy removal (with alcohol); and antibacterial action (eugenol, thymol and silver).
