title: A comparative study of white and grey mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp capping agents in dog's teeth.
abstract: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is widely used for different perforation repairs, root-end filling, pulp capping and many other endodontic procedures. Because of potential discoloration effect of gray MTA, white MTA has been introduced into endodontic treatment for the same purposes. This study examined the dental pulp responses in dogs to both types of MTA used as a pulp-capping agent. The pulps of 24 teeth of four male dogs were exposed with a No.1 round bur and capped with either gray or white MTA. Histologic analysis was performed one and 2 weeks after treatment. Calcified bridge could be seen 1 week after treatment with both types of MTA, with no significant differences between the two treatments.
authors.affiliation: Endodontics Department, Kerman Dental School, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parirokh
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asgary
authors.forename: Mohammad Jafar
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eghbal
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stowe
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eslami
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eskandarizade
authors.forename: Shahrokh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shabahang
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003116:Color; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects*; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate