title: Push-out bond strength of different mineral trioxide aggregates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was aimed to evaluate and to compare the push-out bond strength of different brands of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) with a calcium enriched mixture cement (CEM).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen extracted, single-rooted human teeth were used. The middle-third of the roots were sliced perpendicular to the long axis into 1.00 ± 0.05 mm thick serial slices (15 root × 4 slice = 60 specimen). The specimens were then divided into three groups (n = 20). The standardized root discs were filled with white CEM, ProRoot MTA, MTA-Angelus and wrapped in a serum-soaked gauze. After 3 days at relative humidity, the push-out bond strengths were measured with a universal testing machine. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean push-out bond strength value of the ProRoot MTA group (12.7 ± 2.5 MPa) was the highest and statistically significant difference was recorded between ProRoot MTA and other groups (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference between the mean bond strength of CEM cement (4.6 ± 1.1 MPa) and MTA-Angelus (4.5 ± 1.5 MPa) (P = 0.982).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The push-out bond strength of MTA was changed with the brands and ProRoot MTA had the highest push-out bond strength.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ertas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kucukyilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Evren
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ok
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uysal
keywords: Calcium enriched mixture cement; ProRoot mineral trioxide aggregate; mineral trioxide aggregate-angelus; push-out bond strength