Boon of MTA Apexification in Young Permanent Posterior Teeth

Boon of MTA Apexification in Young Permanent Posterior Teeth

Single visit apexification using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a new boon in effective management of nonvital tooth with an open apex which has steadily gained popularity with clinicians; also it shortens the treatment period and improves patient compliance. Importance of this approach lies in expedient cleaning and shaping of the root canal system, followed by its apical seal with MTA. T...

Apexification with white MTA in an immature permanent tooth with dens invaginatus

Dens invaginatus, also known as “dens in dente”, is a developmental dental anomaly resulting in an invagination of the enamel organ into the dental papilla. These cases present technical difficulties to the root canal treatment. Apexification using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has been indicated as an alternative to long-term intracanal use of calcium hydroxide in immature...

Apexification with Rapid Mta Plug Technique

Clinical Outcome of Mta Apical Plug and Mta Monoblock Technique for Apexification of Non-vital Immature Permanent Incisors. in Vivo Study

OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical outcome between mineral trioxide aggregate apical plug and mineral trioxide monoblock technique of endodontic apexification procedure of non vital permanent incisors with open apexes. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical in vivo Cross sectional comparative study PLACE AND DURATION: Endodontic department/College of Dentistry Ziauddin University, Karachi. Study duration was f...

Sealing Ability of MTA Used in Perforation Repair of Permanent Teeth; Literature Review

There were several materials used to seal different types of perforation defects. MTA is one of these restorative materials that is considered the most effective, biocompatible, non-toxic, and non-irritant; promote bone healing and cementum regeneration. The objective of this article was to review and summarize the sealing ability of MTA compared with the other materials used for sealing differ...