title: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)-like materials: an update review.
abstract: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a multi-application material used in endodontics. It is a mixture of a refined Portland cement and bismuth oxide and trace amounts of SiO₂, CaO, MgO, K₂SO₄, and Na₂SO₄. MTA powder is mixed with supplied sterile water in a 3:1 powder/liquid. Hydrated MTA has an initial pH of 10.2, which rises to 12.5 three hours after mixing. There are several materials derived from MTA such as Endo-CPM Sealer, Ortho MTA, MTA-Fillapex, DiaRoot BioAggregate, MTA Bio, light-cured MTA, tricalcium silicate, and iRoot SP. The purpose of this article is to review MTA-like materials.
authors.affiliation: Iranian Center for Endodontic Research (ICER), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Iranian National Elite Foundation, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahed
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Hamedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Sousan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Karim
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Soltani
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010087:Oxides; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D017640:Silicates
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate