Sealing Properties of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Orthograde Apical Plugs and Root Fillings in an In Vitro Apexification Model

• Published in: Journal of endodontics Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 272 - 275
• Main Authors: Martin, Rebecca L., BS, Monticelli, Francesca, DDS, MSc, PhD, Brackett, William W., DDS, MSD, Loushine, Robert J., DDS, Rockman, Roy A., DDS, Ferrari, Marco, DDS, PhD, Pashley, David H., DDS, PhD, Tay, Franklin R., BDSc(Hons), PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Aluminum Compounds; Apexification; apical plug; Calcium Compounds; Dental Leakage - prevention & control; Dentistry; Drug Combinations; Drug Storage; Durapatite; Endocrinology & Metabolism; fluid filtration; Humans; mineral trioxide aggregate; orthograde root filling; Oxides; Phosphates; Rheology; Root Canal Filling Materials; Root Canal Obturation - methods; Silicates; Sodium Chloride; Statistics, Nonparametric; Tooth Apex - growth & development; orthograde root filling; mineral trioxide aggregate; apical plug; Apexification; fluid filtration

Abstract One-visit mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) apexification is gaining in popularity over the use of calcium hydroxide barriers. This study examined the sealing properties of two MTA apexification procedures using an in vitro apexification model. White MTA was introduced into instrumented sing...