Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: A Comprehensive Literature Review-Part I: Chemical, Physical, and Antibacterial Properties

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-27

  Parirokh, Masoud ^a   Torabinejad, Mahmoud ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial effect; chemical and physical properties; mineral trioxide aggregate; MTA

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PORTLAND CEMENT; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; TOOTH CEMENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; MATERIALS TESTING; PH; REVIEW;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; OXIDES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILICATES;

EID: 71249160620     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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