this study compared the push-out bond strength of endosequence root repair material (errm) and bioaggregate (ba), new bioceramic materials, to that of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) after incubation in phosphate-buffered saline (pbs), a synthetic tissue fluid, for either 1 week or 2 months.one-hundred and twenty root sections were filled with proroot mta, ba, or errm. each tested material was...

introduction: in cases of limited access to the surgical site, an alternative approach is to obturate the canal prior to surgery. endodontic surgery is subsequently performed by root-end resection without retro-cavity preparation. this in vitro study was designed to compare the sealing ability of resected roots filled with either mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) or calcium enriched mixture (cem...

introduction: this in vitro study aims to evaluate the coronal and apical sealing ability of gutta-percha (gp) root filling used with either mineral trioxide aggregate (mta), new endodontic cement (nec) or ah26 as filler/sealers. materials and methods: forty eight single-rooted extracted teeth were selected, decoronated and then instrumented. samples were randomly divided into three experimenta...

introduction: the antibacterial effects of calcium hydroxide (ch), mineral trioxide aggregate (mta), and calcium enriched mixture (cem) cement against various spp. of microorganisms were assessed in-vitro using agar diffusion test. materials and methods: a base layer of petri plates was made using muller-hinton agar. four cavities were made in agar and filled with freshly mixed materials after ...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different solvents; carbonic acid (h 2 co 3 ), hydrochloric acid (hcl), chlorhexidine (chx) and sodium hypochlorite (naocl) on the surface hardness of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cement. methods and materials: plexiglass molds were prepared and filled with angelus mta or cem cement and ...

apexification is a method of inducing apical closure for non-vital immature permanent teeth. during this treatment a mineralized barrier is induced [with long term calcium hydroxide (ch) treatment]; or artificially created [with mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) plug]. this article describes two cases of apexification in immature necrotic teeth treated with these two different techniques. after ...