Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: A Comprehensive Literature Review-Part II: Leakage and Biocompatibility Investigations

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-202

  Torabinejad, Mahmoud ^a   Parirokh, Masoud ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apical plug; biocompatibility; cytokine production; marginal adaptation; mineral trioxide aggregate; MTA; root end filling; sealing ability; signaling molecule

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; TOOTH CEMENT;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; OXIDES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILICATES;

EID: 74949118727     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.09.010     Document Type: Review

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