Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sealing ability of Bioactive glass (BG) and Bioactive glass-Hydroxyapatite (BG-HA) in comparison to Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). Methods: The sealing ability of Bioactive glass and Bioactive glass-hydroxyapatite mixed with glass ionomer cement and Mineral Trioxide Aggregate used as retrograde filling material was assessed by bacterial...

introduction: the aim of the present investigation was to compare the efficacy of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and 0.2% chlorhexidine (chx) mixture to pure mta, as a pulp capping material. methods and materials: the pulp of 24 lateral incisors and canines from four dogs were exposed and capped either with mta or mta+0.2% chx. after 2 months the animals were sacrificed and the teeth were pre...

introduction: solubility of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) is an important characteristic that affects other properties such as microleakage and biocompatibility. distilled water (dw) has previously been used for solubility tests. this experimental study compared the solubility of mta in dw, synthetic tissue fluid (stf) and new simulated plasma (sp). methods and materials: in this study, 36 s...

introduction: mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) has been suggested for root-end filling, vital pulp therapy, apical plug, perforations repair, and root canal filling. since the introduction of mta in 1993, many studies about this material have been published. the aim of this survey was to illustrate statistical information about published articles in pubmed-index journals vis-à-vis the various a...

external inflammatory root resorption (eir) represents a challenge in endodontic practice. eir commonly occurs after dental trauma that results in periodontal ligament injury, pulp necrosis and subsequent infection.  treatment of eir is based on disinfecting the root canal system through chemomechanical procedures and then filling it with calcium hydroxide or triple antibiotic paste. dental tra...

introduction: mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) as an alternative material to gutta-percha for obturation of root canal in special cases has several drawbacks. the purpose of this study was to compare the apical sealing ability of a new mta-based sealer versus mta. materials and methods: a total of 36 canals of extracted maxillary central incisors were instrumented and randomly divided into 3 ex...

The main aim of an ideal retrograde filling material is to seal the pathways of communication between surrounding tissues and the root canal system , hence mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA ) which is a biocompatible and a nontoxic material was developed for dentistry. This material allows normal healing response due to the formation of new cementum and bone. Calcium and phosphorus are the main i...

introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the marginal adaptation of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture(cem) cement apical plugs in open apex teeth in dry, blood- and saliva-contaminated canals. methods and materials: a total of 120 human extracted single-rooted teeth were used. the teeth were decoronated and canals were cleaned and shaped up to #80 k-files. ...

introduction : furcal perforations are one of the most challenging causes of endodontic failures. several materials including mta have been used for non surgical repair of these perforations. the aim of this study was to compare treatment outcome of furcal perforation treatment in primary molars using root mta and proroot mta. materials and methods: this in vitro study was conducted on 54 prima...