Mineral Trioxide Aggregate – Review Report Kumar Neeraj1,*, Srivastava Sanjeev2, Vats Asit3 1Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 3Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India *Address for correspondence: Neeraj Kumar Email id: njmahe98@gmail.com
Online published on 30 March, 2015. Abstract Objective The tenacity of this paper is to review the composition, properties, biocompatibility and the clinical results including the use of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) materials in endodontic treatment. Methods Electronic search of scientific papers from January 1983 to August 2013 was accomplished by PubMed and Scopus search engines (search terms: MTA, GMTA, WMTA, mineral AND trioxide AND aggregate). Results: MTA materials result from a Portland cement parent compound and have been verified to be biocompatible endodontic repair materials, with its biocompatible nature intensely suggested by its ability to form hydroxyappatite when exposed to physiologic solutions. With some exclusion, MTA materials provide better microleakage shelter than traditional endodontic repair materials using dye, fluid filtration and bacterial penetration leakage models. In both animal and human studies, MTA materials have been shown to have outstanding potential as pulp-capping and pulpotomy medicaments but studies with long-term follow-up are insufficient. Initial studies suggested an auspicious MTA material use as apical and furcation restorative materials as well as medicaments for apexogenesis and apexification treatments; however, long-term clinical studies are required in these extents. Conclusion MTA materials have been shown to have a biocompatible nature and have admirable potential in endodontic use. MTA materials are an advanced Portland cement material and the substitution of Portland cement for MTA products is presently dejected. Current human studies involving MTA materials are very auspicious; however, insufficient randomised, double-blind clinical studies of sufficient duration remain involving MTA for all of its clinical indications. Further clinical studies are needed in these areas. Top Keywords Endodontic repair, MTA, GMTA, WMTA, Mineral, Trioxide, Aggregate. Top |