UNLABELLED Evidence-based dentistry is a critical evaluation, awareness of the available evidence to improve decision making about the care of individual patients and/or communities. OBJECTIVE To systematically analyze the available scientific literature on clinical and radiographic results of two materials used in pulpotomy in primary teeth: formocresol and mineral trioxide aggregate. MATE...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) with calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] clinically and radiographically as materials used to induce root-end closure in necrotic permanent teeth with immature apices (apexification). METHODS Fifteen children, each with at least 2 necrotic permanent teeth requiring root-end closure (apexification), were selected for this st...

BACKGROUND This study was carried out to evaluate the biocompatibility of zeolite-silver-zinc (Ze-Ag-Zn) nanoparticles and their effect on the compressive strength of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). MATERIAL AND METHODS Biocompatibility was evaluated by an MTT assay on the pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells with 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 5 mg/mL concentrations of Ze-Ag-Zn. For compressive str...

This study compared the cytotoxicity of an experimental epoxy-resin and calcium hydroxide-based cement (MBPc), gray mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) using the agar overlay method with neutral red dye. L929 cells were seeded into 6-well culture plates where 48-h set test materials were placed on the agar overlay, in triplicate. Teflon and natural rubbe...

In case of missing permanent successor very often primary teeth may remain retained for longer time beyond their exfoliation schedule. This report demonstrates the functional restorative management a mandibular second molar with successor, treated Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as an obturating material. The material seemed to provide biocompatible sealing root canal. After six month follow u...

AIM To evaluate the biocompatibility of mineral trioxide aggregate and accelerated Portland cement and their eluants by assessing cell metabolic function and proliferation. METHODOLOGY The chemical constitution of grey and white Portland cement, grey and white mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and accelerated Portland cement produced by excluding gypsum from the manufacturing process (Aalborg ...

Jacobovitz M, de Lima RKP. Treatment of inflammatory internal root resorption with mineral trioxide aggregate: a case report. International Endodontic Journal, 41, 905–912, 2008. Aim To report the treatment and follow-up of a maxillary central incisor with internal resorption managed by root canal treatment, white mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) repair and a fibre-glass post for reinforcement....