Investigation of characteristics as endodontic sealer of novel experimental elastin-like polypeptide-based mineral trioxide aggregate

Abstract Although mineral trioxide aggregates (MTA) have been adopted as an endodontic sealer because of excellent sealing effect and bioactive property modified with improvement its characteristics, the developed MTA sealers not yet satisfied all ideal requirements sealers. The aim this study was to assess characteristics elastin-like polypeptide (ELP)-incorporated for use compare them those commercial Two three experimental ELP-incorporated 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 liquid/powder (L/P) ratio 10 wt% ELP liquid were evaluated. push-out bond strength, flow rate, penetrability wash-out resistance tested sealer-dentin interface observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Our revealed sealer, especially in 0.4 L/P ratio, exhibited higher strength rate (P < 0.05), equal or superior penetration remarkable compared groups ELP-based also more intimate contact dentin research will suggest possible adoption clinical use.